Thursday

For the past two days we’ve been moving around in two government pick-ups, as Peter, who is on our board, is the Executive Secretary of the National Commission for Children. Unfortunately, today, he could only get one car, so I was the odd man out. Since they were going to places I’ve been to a few times, it was no huge loss. It also gave me a chance to take care of a few errands in town. When they got back, we had another great dinner at the Kiphart’s B&B. They are heading back to Chicago tomorrow, which is too bad. It was great to meet them. They are incredibly passionate about Ghana and have given so much to RUCNET. I’m looking forward to working with them in the future.

The tro-tro ride into town was especially crappy today, although I think that probably had something to do with driving around in air-conditioned 4x4s for the past few days! But seriously, being in the middle of a tro-tro (so you’re not getting enough wind to cool you), with all sorts of crap rattling around and the seat in front of you about a foot too close isn’t exactly a picnic.

So nothing too exciting today, apart from buying a pen drive and eating some great food! If you’re ever in Kumasi, stay at the Four Villages Inn. It’s run by a Canadian man and his Ghanaian wife and the food and accommodations are superb.