5/12/14
We’ve started a
list of “you know you’re in Ghana when.”
Maybe it won’t be as funny to you as it is to me, but I think they’re
pretty great…
-Only half the road is paved. (This makes it verrry bumpy. We’re champs at bumpy roads now.)
-You fish laundry out of an electrically charged washing
machine (So I’ve only tried using the washing machine once, but every time we
try, it stops halfway through the cycle and dies. So the water is electrically charged and literally
shocks you. So then you fish it out with
a broom.)
-You feel like a celebrity all the time. (The people and especially children get so excited to see us. And it’s so fun to wave because they wave
back so excitedly.)
-You sweat in your sleep but it’s not from menopause. (Mmmmm.)
-You become a toileting connoisseur. (We’re getting good. Every time you don’t have to fill up the tank
in order to flush it is a really good
day)
- Suddenly it’s okay to only shower twice a week.
- People propose faster than in Provo. (I think we’ve all been asked by men to marry
them. So great.)
-You start bargaining for everything
-You clothes smell worse and come out dirtier after you wash
them. (We just can't figure out a way to get them to dry fast enough.)
-You can see clouds for miles.
-The jungle is your front and back yard.
-These things are plentiful:
goats, chickens, and children.
-There’s a goat in the front yard and nobody’s concerned.
-You see the most beautiful children in the world every day.
-You are identified more by your president than your
country.
-You’re suddenly grateful for Utah drivers
-PB&J sandwiches haunt you in your sleep.
-You can grocery shop from your car window/fast food takes
on a whole new meaning
-There are religious reminders on every shop and
vehicle.
-Everything is carried on heads.
-Kids are better at soccer than you are.
-Children walk around carrying machetes and no one is
concerned.
-You can fit five lanes of traffic on a two way road.
-The rooster wakes you up at 3am.
-Honks are friendly.
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