Apparently the power outage we had on Sunday during class
was nationwide; all of Ghana had no power for about 4 hours!
Monday morning I had to go back to Accra to do some banking
that couldn’t happen on the weekend. I was supposed to go by myself while Petra
got her hair braided, but the salon was busy so she came with. Samson was going
to Accra to go back to school after being in Asamankese for the weekend, so he
offered to drive us so that we didn’t have to go on the trotro.
He dropped us off and we did our banking and then took the
trotro home. Traffic was INSANE, to say the least, leaving Accra that
afternoon. It took nearly 2 hours just to get out of the city and then another
2 to get home.
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| Driving to Accra |
We almost hit a pack of sheep that were crossing the
road...twice...it was hilarious to watch them get rattled and then scramble
around the street. Everyone on the trotro was laughing pretty hard. Our driver
got in trouble with the police too while trying to avoid traffic leaving Accra.
He tried to take a shortcut and go through the median, which was just fine with
me, but there were police nearby and they made him stop and get out for a
little chat.
I saw a couple motorcycles with 4 people on them...yes, 4
people on one motorbike. They also had little goggles and puffy winter jackets
on...pretty amusing.
I took my lovely braids out last night. It took 5 long and
tedious hours to do. I had to cut the end off of each braid (since they had
been set by hot water) and then take a bobby pin to unbraid and feed through
each one. The braids were too tightly wound to use my fingers to unbraid them until
the part that was super close to my scalp. I watched a movie and listened to
music to try and pass the time but my fingers were so cramped by the end. BIG
thank you to Petra for helping me.
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| My hair after taking out the braids |
My hair afterwards was insane. It was so crimped and looked
hilarious (see picture if you don’t believe me). My shower that night felt
glorious, but I lost a ton of my hair doing this!
Today, PETRA got her hair braided. I should have kept mine
in one day longer so that we could get a picture of us with our braids
together, but oh well. She got cornrows to a certain point on her head and then
Rasta for the rest like my braids. It looks nice, and really suits her, but the
lady couldn’t get it all done in time before class today, so she will have to
go back to finish tomorrow morning.
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| Petra getting her hair braided |
I went to town this morning to see some of the ladies, and I
walked around with Cynthia while she was selling. That was a lot of fun. I am
really starting to build a good relationship with her and it is always a joy to
spend time with her! I am so proud that she only speaks English around me, and
is always looking for opportunities to practice it.
In class today, we had a smaller number; 13 ladies came.
Auntie Julie was gone traveling somewhere today so she couldn’t make it. I led
the level 1 class with Kujo helping to translate. They memorized and learned to
read Genesis 1:1, “In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.” And
I have noticed that many of the women are getting faster at writing and putting
together sentences in English. It is beautiful to see their progress.
The rains started as we walked home so this nice man gave us
a ride home in his truck. It started to pour just as we got back and the power
went off for about an hour.
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