a random one

these are all old and scattered. this is ben and rachel with their lattes at maxmart, a couple of weeks ago. maxmart is sort of a department store/grocery store, with a coffee shop. i had a double shot of espresso, which was delightful.

snails at the madina market. we go to madina once every week, week and a half, or so to get vegetables and spices- its much cheaper than shopping on campus.

we saw a football match a few weekends ago, ghana's black stars versus sudan. ghana won, of course, 2-0. i hope to go again!

here's our group, eating in the night market. there's not many choices by our first-world standards, but the food is always good and the place is hoppin after dark. it gets dark consistently between 6 and 6:30 pm, every day. did i mention that? i'm finally getting used to it.

i'm still overwhelmed with paper writing and events i need to attend (i say this as i'm actively avoiding homework). i still miss my friends, especially those who are difficult to keep up with. receiving emails and facebook messages revives me from time to time. also, i receive a big morale boost when our group bands together to do something, like last night. we went to a bar called champs for friday night karaoke, and good times were had all around. we relaxed, we sang (i got to sing! something i've missed immensely, being away from choir), we danced, and made new friends. i'm sure we'll go back.

i've instituted a new policy for myself, for my attitude. it's called
"suck it up and stop complaining and push through it. be a good friend, be selfless, get the papers written and be done with it. be aware of your surroundings and spend your time well. make it to december, and remember this may be the only chance you'll ever have to be here."

i hope the policy sticks. i'll make it work.