all right, now where did i leave off with my ghana postings? free travel. we started out in kumasi, where our calvin group spent 3 days going to museums and such before leaving me, patrick, corrie, and naomi behind to start our journey. we stood in the cultural center with our packs strapped to our backs and waved to our classmates as the plush bus pulled away. kumasi is a bustling metropolitan center, the capital of the ancient ashanti empire. this city was so hectic, and i really liked it. something for sale everywhere! the largest open market in west africa! we basically wandered, buying groundnut balls, talking to market ladies, getting lost in the market, and trying to make geographical sense of our surroundings. one distinct feature of kumasi that i loved is that it's multi-levelled...it's not flat. it has hills and streets that curve and split and connect back together. the pressure to buy was constantly present, which i think stressed me out, though i didn;t notice it till i was away from kumasi. we also were delighted to discover eto- a dish particular to the ashanti region consisting of plantain (dried and pounded into a sort-of flour consistency), groundnuts, groundnut paste, avocado, pepper, and spices. purely delicious!
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