After Sun Lodge, internet cafes with slow connections do not have the same appeal. No pictures and I reckon weekly updates for the time being at least.
It is almost exactly a week since I arrived here. I am sure I will provide more details on life in Koforidua in the coming weeks but for the time being -
The house is beautiful, clean, tidy, currently mosquito free so not using nets and only lets in the occasional dead or dying cockroach.
I share it with Krishma a short term volunteer from the UK. She is a fashion designer helping a garment factory. She leaves at Christmas.
The power supply is only interupted briefly by the regular thunder storms. The water is more off than on. There is a decent sized water tank we share with immediate neighbours during the dry spells but it did run dry on Sunday. We then rely on the well where Krishma works. The staff there are very accommodating. We had piped water for the first time yesterday. There is no hot water so showers and bucket baths are bracing. We had a problem with the gas cylinder for cooking but this is now fixed.
I started work on Monday. It will take some time to get used to local government Ghana style but some things are very familiar. Busy with the strategic plan at the moment.
We have equipped the house with a wok, iron, toaster and a huge quantity of blue plastic bowls mainly used to carry around various grades of water. World Service comes through loud and clear. I hear that mysterious sculptures are appearing in Kilburn gardens...
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