Fun Facts in Ghana: Part One

1. A Bishops Church is located next door to my dorm. Every Sunday I wake up to Gospel music.
2. Ghanaians make a hissing noise to get someone’s attention.
3. Restaurants move at a sloth-like pace (I once had to wait 30 minutes to be told they were out of what I had ordered). But there is no tipping and the food is really cheap.
4. Ghanaians will sell miscellaneous items on the sides of major roads including water, food, maps, flags, and bike pumps. Oh, and also hedge clippers (I guess you never know when you need that).
5. Many small shops include phrases that pertain to Christianity like “Praise God Beauty Shop.” Large decals of these kinds of phrases are on the back windows of cars.
6. There seems to be a lot of small beauty parlors and barber shops in every neighborhood.
7. Stray cats and dogs are all over our neighborhood. Some have owners since I have seen some with collars—the just roam around all day.
8. Some of my daily routines in Ghana include boiling water every night so that is alright to drink throughout the following day (wish I had brought a canteen), taking about three showers, putting suntan lotion in the day and mosquito repellant lotion (called Odomos) in the evening, and making omelets often since they are easy to make and eggs are sold nearby at a convenience store called “First Choice.”