Friday, August 15, 2008

Busy Internet

I'm currently at Busy Internet with my roommate, which is supposed to be the fastest internet in Accra. Its not too bad, kind of comprable to a slow day at home or stealing from a wireless conncetion. However, it 2 Cedi an hour. (!) So I'm afraid this will again be a short post. Since I'm on the topic, the currency here is the Cedi, which is just slightly less valuable than the U.S. dollar. The cents are called peswei, (cute!) It's pretty much one-to-one. Certain things are cheaper, like food and transportation, but others like toilet paper are more expensive, so I haven't been able to live as cheaply as I hoped. Our first "trip" is tomorrow, but really it's only a tour of Accra. I'm excited though, because I haven't seen most of the city yet. My group has been to a section called Osou a few times, but I hear that's where most foreign students tend to go. It isn't really a city like you would think. I haven't really seen any sky scrapers... hopefully some day I'll be able to post pictures! Another thing! Transportation here is insane! But more on that later... I only have a few minutes left!

Now I guess a little about where I'm living. I'm currently at the University of Ghana, Legon. Legon means "hill of knowledge" in Twi (pronounced Ti-vee). The language of conversation here is most definately Twi, but almost everyone speaks some English. Some students were surprised that there is somewhat of a language barrier. So far I've learn a few key phrases in Twi, like "How are you?" and "Thank you" but hopefully I'll pick up more when classes start. Thats all I have time for now! More soon!

2 comments:

Christy said...

Yay! I'm glad you're settling in, and I'm pretty psyched to hear about the forthcoming Ghana-ventures.

Anonymous said...

It's great that you've started a blog! I can't wait to hear bits and pieces of your journey as you blog on your slow connection ;) Just kidding! GOOD LUCK! and HAVE FUN! xo