THANK THE LORD rainy season is here. It has been here but we’ve been in
drought. All the farmers blame climate
change.
People are finally tying their goats up, after my two
attempts at a moringa nursery were chopped.
I’ve been waiting for this day.
I thought it was about time for a positive post. Today I feel like I could live in Ghana
forever. I love it. It is amazing. Granted, I spent the day in a company car
visiting various rain fed demos in my district.
Felt like home. I drove around
the country all day with Tim McGraw playing on the radio. I could feel my Dads annoyance coming in
waves from the other side of the world.
Came home, unloaded my bike.
I have three bicycles all of them were spoiled. The farmer bike isn’t really spoiled I just
hate it with a passion. My mountain bike
was fixed today. I traded my kindle for
this bike only to find I’d been had, by a fellow AMERICAN PCV no less! Kentucky, you’re a liar that bike needed so
much work.
I made up the greatest thing for dinner. How miraculous is it when things your throw
in a bowl actually turn out edible? I
had made soy milk yesterday so used the ground up beans, guinea fowl eggs,
onion, green pepper and corn flour to make soy burgers. They tasted like polenta so then I made
tomato sauce and I splurged this week and bought cheese.
Then it started raining.
There are many great things about the rain. It is the giver of life. It makes hot beverages pleasant to drink. It practically guarantees no one will knock
on your door while you’re walking around in your underwear and last but not
least it makes farting in my house possible.
Farting is looked down upon in Ghanaian culture and I’m just naturally a
farty person. I’m pretty sure people
outside can hear me when I do it, so rainy days are all that much better.
I let what is left of my hair down and had a dance party. Then wrote this post while listening to John
Cougar Mellencamp and thinking about how great Indiana is. My life could not be better.
To be noted, this morning I sent a long message to my best
friend about how my life is pointless and I have not accomplished anything in
the time I’ve been here.
