Here I am!

Akkwaba! That means welcome in Twi.

So, I'm here. I've reached Ghana. I'm currently in the middle of my EAP orientation. There are about 50 students total, 40 of them from the UC system. There will actually be like 400 international students at the University of Ghana, once school starts. UG is actually very big, 30,000 students. Campus is very pretty. Ghana is really very tropical. Everything is very green and lush. We are in the middle of the rainy season, so it hasn't been too too hot, but rainy, which is great for the mosquitoes. But, actually I haven't gotten a bite yet! Yeah for DEET!

I was talking too my roommate and we came to the conclusion that we are feeling like we are permanetly camping. We have to remember to bring TP to the bathroom, and I sleep under a mosquito net. But, really I'm having lots of fun. As part of orientation we are going to lectures on different aspects of Ghanaian culture, like gender, music, politics, history, and language! Then in the afternoons we have been going to Accra (the capital and biggest city in Ghana). After dinner we have been taking dance and drumming lessons, which has been so so cool. I've been inspired to take a dance class here!

What else? Well, parts of Accra really look like the movies. I'm definitely in a developing country. It is overwhelming at times, but I'm becoming much more comfortable here. I have pictures, but am having a hard time posting them. Soon, though.

Hope all is well, Britt