Accra – A couple of days at Ashley’s home to get acclimated
FROM AIRLINE FOOD TO REAL FOOD
We took advantage of Tim’s offer to use Waste Enterpriser’s driver and went to market where we scored bananas, oranges and mangos. A far cry more nourishing than the interesting jet crackers we carried off Ethiopian Airlines. Although it’s only fair to say that they fed us well during the thirteen hour flight – three meals and then breakfast again on the next flight from Addis Ababa to Accra.
TO DELICIOUS FOOD
Tim took us out to eat at a nearby restaurant where we ordered vegetable fried rice, red red and fried plantain. Delicious! The dish soap is for anyone eating fufu as it is eaten with one’s fingers which need cleaning up afterwards.
NEXT DOOR SCHOOL
Our short stay in Accra was punctuated by the sounds of laughter because the home Ashley rents is adjacent to a school. The schoolmaster on the wall is asking the students “Who can tell me the meaning of egocentric?” a question which gave us pause. Across the street is a soccer field so after the school kids go home, the evening air fills with the sound of adult play.
ASHLEY’S HOUSE
We took Ashley up on her offer to stay at her home while we were in Accra. Bob steps out the front door and Camille holds a giant mango in the courtyard with the soccer field in the background.
SIGNS
No hand carts, meaning that vendors must haul their goods without the use of wheels. And Glo, one of the local cell phone service providers. We took this picture to show the cattle on the right, a not uncommon sight around Accra.
Ghanaians are a very religious and it shows in the names to be found on Chop Houses, taxis and street signs. They are also hard working, or at least the women are, according to this poster found in Ashley’s living room.
WASTE ENTERPRISERS
The unassuming office of Waste Enterprises on a typical street. It would seem that neighborhoods are not segregated by wealth as it is not unusual to see the well-to-do nestled up against the not-so-well-to do.
A GREAT PLACE TO WORK
Laura dives into a delicious cake that Nana Kofi brought to his meeting while he, Bob and Tim work on important project details.
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