Hello Accra

May 17:

We made it to Accra. It is only about a five to six hour bus ride from Kumasi to Accra. Kumasi was amazing and I am sad to be leaving, but I know Accra will have some equally amazing experiences in store.

 

This is Linda Dor, the one and only legitimate rest stop between Kumasi and Accra.

 

May 18:

To start off our time in Accra some of us went to the temple. It was absolutely beautiful and such an amazing experience to be able to go to the temple in a different country.

 

 

After the temple we met up with the rest of our group at the craft market. At this market is where you can buy anything and everything. They have wood carvings, jewelry, clothing, fabric, knives, bags, tables, chairs, drums, and the list can go on and on. Just like at the wood carving market in Kumasi the sellers bombard you. Each seller wants you to come into their shop because their shop is 'unique'. They also try to overprice items, so bartering is a skill I would say I am now good at.

 

May 19:

Our experience for today entailed making fufu. Fufu is a combination of cassava and plantain. In order to make it you have to pound it together. At the completion you have a dough consistency of the two ingredients. You then put the fufu in soup and eat it.

 

Pounding the fufu. This task is definitely a work out. It takes a lot of time and energy to make.

This is what it looks like as a dish. In order to eat this you use your hands. Eating with my hands was something I definitely had to try and get used to. Eating soup proved to be the most difficult task, which is why soup is almost always served with fufu or rice balls.