Survivor: Ghana

Well, this weekend we raised just over $200 selling dog treats at Do Dah Day.  It worked out really well considering that it rained quite a bit in the morning.  Today I watched the season finale of Survivor: Tocantins and it occurs to me that I will be in Ghana for 40 days (the same tenure as Survivor contestants).  Unfortunately, there is no potential for getting voted out early and there will be no million dollars waiting for me if I make it the full 40 days.  Alas....  

I am now almost completely packed.  I have plenty of space; I think I may need to buy more beef jerky :)  I have a layer of t-shirts packed over the top of all my eyeglasses, eyedrops, and food.  Have I learned to one-up dodgy customs officers abroad, or what?

I have started taking my malaria prophylaxis, and so far I haven't had any vivid dreams, paranoia, or fear.  Oh, wait.  Except the inherent fear and paranoia that comes with traveling to a foreign country alone after reading guidebooks and pamphlets warning about crime, disease, and wild animal attacks.  On a whim, I checked the weather in Accra today.  It was 5:30 pm and 40C.  I think I figured out why the Celsius scale was invented-- 40 degrees sounds a lot less terrifying than its Fahrenheit equivalent, 104 degrees!  Guess I don't need to pack that sherpa lined hoodie after all.  I did, however, get some great news today-- I will be home in time for the release of the new Harry Potter movie!!!  Fate smiles on me!  Well, Nanti ye for now (I'm studying up--that means "goodbye" in Twi).