Pause

I took a pause from teaching and village life to go back to Accra, the land of good internet access, for a couple of days. We are going to brave the downtown market tomorrow, which is the scariest place in the city, quite possibly in the whole country, if you ask me.

We went to the Amedzofe waterfall last weekend. It is an incredibly steep hike down to it, so much so that you have to hang on to a rope as you descend. The whole thing was very Indiana Jones. I only fell once...but I am somewhat ashamed to admit it was before we even got to the part with the rope. The falls were beautiful. Absolutely beautiful. Being there was one of those moments where I just paused, and it hit me, I live in a village in Africa.

Another thing that makes me pause and realize that I live in a village in Africa are all of the creatures. Giant millipedes are my least favorite. Followed at a close second by giant spiders and giant cockroaches. The three of us are becoming much more adept at killing them, but we haven't quite figured out how to do it without screaming. Give it time...

This is a picture I did not take of Lauren, Molly, and me, having a Celine Dion dance party in a darkened room with a bunch of Africans and two women who are about 60 years old. Priceless.