Some Things You May (or may not) Expect to See (or not see) in Ghana

Confused? Good. We are too. Here are some things we've seen (or not seen) in Ghana:

1. Celine Dion. Listening to the radio I heard, "Hello, this is Celine Dion, and you're listening to..." followed by some Ghanaian rap. Hmmmm....proper introduction?

2. Bob Marley's wife. This serves as a proper introduction to thing number 3.

3. Rastafarians. A lot of Rastafarian. I mean - I thought they were Jamaican, but apparently Bob Marley's One Love spread around. And with the Rastafarians comes thing number 4.

4. Weed. Lots of weed. Not that I didn't think Ghanaians smoked, but it is illegal and I thought at least like the US it'd be on the down low. Nope. Lots of Rastas = lots of weed (don't worry adult readers, we aren't partaking).

5. Traffic. You think ATL is bad? You think 400 is horrible? You dread rush hour on 85N? Ha. Come to Accra and you will be thankful for Atlanta's traffic! Example: We arrived at our tro-tro stop at 6:45am to be at the Hospital by 8. It's about 15 miles away. We couldn't get a car until 7:20 because they were all full. We didn't get to work until 8:45. Wow.

6. Pot holes. You may or may not have expected this. But they are here, and they are uge. We have seen many an overturned vehicle, probably due to swerving to avoid pot holes (or maybe a goat or chicken).

7. Winnie the Pooh and Tigger. Saw these two on a billboard advertising internet. Because Winnie the Pooh and Tigger definitely indicate fast internet.

8. Bar-B-Que bat. And snails on kabobs. Hungry? Why Wait? Grab a snail!

9. A 'Vote for Pedro' t-shirt. That was awesome. Saw another one this morning: 'Phabulous.' Haha.

Stay tuned...next topic: Ghanaian vocabulary! I have to gather my thoughts before writing this one up...but it'll be a good one. :)