Flora

Everything is lush here. Living in the city, I do not see a whole lot of green, but there are still a good amount of trees and bushes. When I leave the city and drive through the hills. the views are breathtaking. I'm here during the rainy season, so everything is more vibrant than usual. 

The Streets of Accra

Every time I walk through the streets down here, I feel as if I'm wandering the pages of a National Geographic magazine. Little shops selling mangoes, bananas, and groundnuts (glorified peanuts) line the streets. Goats and chickens run by me as I walk. The only down side is the lack of sidewalks. Since being in Ghana, I have not walked on a single sidewalk. Normally, this would not be a problem. Ghanaian drivers, however, haven no remorse for accidents. If you're in the way, they beep at you. If you don't move, they hit you. It's honestly walk at own risk over here.

Mummy's Place

Mummy's Place was one of the greatest blessings waiting for me in Ghana. Instead of being alone in Africa with no one to travel or hang out with, I have always had people wanting to do things. Mummy, the landlady, is like my Ghanaian grandmother. She is one of the sweetest women I have ever met, and she treats all of her guests like children. The house-complex is within walking distance of everything, and I am only a block away from Oxford Street. Oxford Street is like the Comm. Ave of Accra, and one of the few streets down here that actually has a name (you can imagine my surprise at finding there were no street signs on the first day I tried to find work!). One of the greatest things about living in Mummy's place is the people. It houses between 25-30 people from all over the world. There are 16 people from Denmark, five from Ghana, three from South Africa, three from Korea, two from Canada, one from Japan, one from England, and four Americans. There is a courtyard in the middle of the various apartments, and people tend to chill there most nights.

My Room

I live in Osu, a somewhat large neighborhood in Accra, in a guest house called Mummy's Place. I have my own room on a five-person floor. Here is a picture of my room. The second I walked in, I fell in love with it! It's the perfect size and has AC, a rare commodity here. I share the kitchen, eating area, balcony, and bathroom with five others.