Ghana...the good and the bad and everything in between

It's the end of our second day in Ghana, strangely, it felt like we have been here for much longer than 48 hours. We have had the pleasure to meet some incredibly nice people in these past two days, and Ghanaians are exceptionally friendly and lovely people. Even a simple exchange of glances as we drive by on a mini bus are most often accompanied by waving hands. The multi-nationality nature of the group has also been a point of interest for a lot of the children here, evident by the fact we were swarmed by young children who nicknamed us "Power Rangers" (which I misheard as "Asparagus") when we visit the local schools. It's astonishing how bad traffic can be in Accra, any road at any time of the day can easily rival that of LA rush hour traffic. Even the parking lots can often entail more than half an hour of traffic to get through. Another surprising encounters in Ghana has been the amount of Chinese restaurants that can be found in the city. When Mr. Chance (our gracious host in Ho - not me, but the city) told us the first thing he wanted us to experience was to have the famous Ghanaian Chinese food and beer for lunch, I must say my heart was guiltily delighted by the nostalgic soya sauce tasty deliciousness.
It is refreshing to be able to so intimately experience a culture that is so entirely different than ones that exist in Toronto. As my heart has suspected, there has been lots of true delights about this lovely country, but there has also been things that are very tough to see. As we journey forward, I can't help to wonder how the delights and let-downs will affect everyone of us...