Day 22: July 4th

Pics coming soon :0)

Today is the last day. I want to go to the market to trade some more things but I am way too tired. I should take a nap but I need to be able to sleep on the plane. I was signing with Eric down stairs. He said he wanted me to stay and continued to reassure me that he does not have a girlfriend. I don't think he believes me when I say it is expensive to fly to Ghana and that money can be hard to come by. He said he hopes I'll be happy going back to the cold.

I really don't have a wrap-up or lasting sentiments to write. But I do have a list of accumulated top ten saying from various people on the trip. So here goes…

 

1. Some Ghanaian rapper, "I take oxygen like fuel, I do it like a mule…" Brice in the crowd, "Oh Shit!!!" The sarcasm at a really bad freestyle contest.
   
2. Random Ghanaian free-style rapper, "It's magician-al!" We look at each, "Is that a word?" Laugh out loud.
   
3. "Sankofa my dough"
   
4. "P" poppin' for some peswas
   
5. "Ago!" said with mouth on top of the microphone. "Ame…." Said with exceptional less enthusiasm
   
6. A Black American "Is Akon really the hotness?"
   

   Any Ghanaian, "Yeah, he represents Africa!"
   

   Black American, "But he's from Senegal… how does that work?"
   

7. Is this "Lollipop" again! I think this is number 47 not including the four times in the club.
   
8. With all of the non-signalin', horn blowin', tro tro danger, Ima need for yall to learn how to put on a seat belt!
   
9. Ghanaian shop keeper, "Ohhh, you want to collapse my shop! My sister, I give you good price. We could be family. You never know because of the slave trade"
   

   Black American, "Yeah well all I got is 4 cedis. We gotta deal?"
   

10. K-Dub has Cape Coast waves
    

    
     

    Honorable mentions
    

    11) We can't get plantains? Cold-Blooded!
    12) Oh well… Easy livin'
    13) Does he have body like he's been pounding fu fu?