My first five days thus far

So I've been here for about five days now, which feels like 5 months and 5 minutes at the same time.  I don't even know where to begin.  This whole experience feels like a mixture between going to college for the first time, being at camp, and B3, except at a different age, in a different country, more confusion, and much more excitement.  There is so much to say I don't even know where to start, so I think I will make random points.

-Last night I went to this english pub called Honeysuckle with some people to watch the Ghana vs. Cote D'ivoire football match.  Very exciting.  It was a funny experience because I felt myself getting really invested in Ghana's victory which rarely/never happens to me with sports teams in the US.  And however inauthentic, Honeysuckle was also was flooded with posters and menu items that reminded me my delightful time in the UK.  One thing I like about it there was that there was toilet paper in the bathroom.  I quickly learned that the lack of toilet paper in bathrooms (public and private) is something I'm going to have to get used to.  i.e. bring my own everywhere I go.  

-Today I cut three inches off my hair because its so hot. 

-I live in an international dorm called Pentagon.  My roommate's name is Ogo and she is Nigerian.  She's awesome.

-On my second day, CIEE (the program I came on) had an arranged field trip for everyone to go to the first cocoa farm in Ghana, a wood carving village, and the botanical gardens.  Everything was amazing but I was still shocked to even be here so it was a lot to take in on day two.  

-Something I've been liking about Ghana is the pace.  So far, a few people here have told me not to expect to get too many things done in one day.  I've listened and some what shrugged it off only to find that this is entirely true.  I don't know what it is, but things happen slower and it just works.  

-The campus is huge and beautiful.  I've been walking a lot.  The only thing I don't like about this is the blisters I've gotten due to the dusty ground and poorly fitted shoes.  

-Today I went to a market in Accra (I don't remember what it is called) and bought sandals to hopefully remedy this blister issue.  The roads are so different from the US...I don't even know how to explain it. 

-I eat sweet bread and peanut butter for breakfast so far and there are cafeterias all over campus to eat lunch at.  They all tend to have rice of sorts with chicken, plantains, and other stuff that i'll explain in a later blog.

-Today I bought a bucket, a brush, and soap to do my laundry in.  I would rather do it myself than pay for someone to do it.  

-Our dorm rooms are all in suites with four bedrooms, two bathrooms, a center area, a kitchen, and a balcony.  Its breezy all the time and I love it.  

-I need to work on my bargaining skills.

im tired, more later.