Today is my third day at WAAF and I haven't done much yet. Tuesday's meeting was with two women living with HIV who sew clothes to sell in Ghana and Canada and Mama Lu who is one of the employees and leaders of WAAF. She is Ghanaian but a US citizen who came back to work here and run a daycare and orphanage. The meeting was short. Yesterday I spent the day with Fifi. He works for WAAF and he took me to an area of Accra known as Madina. It's an area specially created decades ago for Muslims to live hence the name Madina - the birth place of Muhammed. Now the area is more religiously mixed but still dominated by the Muslim community - most of which come from Northern Ghana. We were trying to find some place to lead educational workshops on HIV/AIDS. The Methodist church we stopped at said they already so something like that so weren't interested. We then went to the large mosque in the neighborhood where we met the headmaster for the elementary school and the headmaster of the College of the Holy Quran. They were both willing and excited to host such workshops. The headmaster of the college is from the Middle East, probably Kuwait as I saw that name on something in the compound. We also stopped at a Taxi stand to meet with the director about inviting the taxi drivers to the workshop.
After spending an hour or so in Madina we went to get something to eat at a Mobil gas station which has the three popular South African fast food restaurants - Chicken Inn, Pizza Inn, and Creamy Inn (ice cream)! While we ate a Ghanaian tv show or movie was being shot a few tables away from us. It was fun to watch them. Apparently one of the women is a very popular Ghanaian rapper and movie star.
For dinner Fifi took me to a Chop Bar (small restaurant serving Ghanaian cuisine) where we had banku and tilapia! It was soooooo good! After dinner we went to the University of Ghana to visit one of his friends. The campus is very nice! Last night was my first night staying at the Lutheran Media Ministry building. It wasn't bad. Well, I should find something to do around here at WAAF. Apparently, you have to push to get something to do!
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Oh my gosh, James! You are living the life compared to me! It seems like you're amidst so much excitement. Life is slow where I am, lol.
Where exactly are you staying? I'm in a neighborhood called Dzorwulu North, by the Fiesta Royale Hotel. I will give you a call sometime in the next couple weeks. (I've been here for five days and I'm still trying to figure things out!). You can reach me at 024 478 7334. See you!
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