Only the third morning here and none of us are much nearer knowing how we will actually do our jobs when we reach the our placements. We do appreciate that this is very much a transitional phase. At the moment our Ghana experience is a very cossetted one. All the hotel rooms are air conditioned, the meals are regular and formidable. Even the coffee breaks (beside the swimming pool) are accompanied by sandwiches or spring rolls. The electricity has been on all the time we have been here (and the only upside of the northern floods is that we may get a more regular supply from the hydro electric plants for a while. The toilets are all European style and flush. When we venture out to other locations, it is by private bus (air conditoned, of course). Not for us the taxis or tro-tros. All that's missing is the onboard commentary and we could be a tourist party. This is not a complaint, but we know to make the most of these things while we have them.

Tim, if you are reading this, you on in the VSO picture near the entrance to the building.