So more random thoughts:

-the sandals I bought at the market to "remedy the blister issue" were doing great until I tripped and broke one of them...I trip a lot in general, but the sidewalks and walking areas are really bumpy everywhere so its been happening more frequently. Anyways, a man who witnessed this incident pulled me aside and fixed my sandal with a pocket knife and a push pin. I love this about people.

-On a similar note, I have to work on my bargaining skills. I thankfully went to the market with my friend Nelly who has lived in Ghana for a while, and he saved me from getting completely ripped off. The guy wanted 8 cedes for the sandals, I got it down to 7, (really impressive, I know) and Nelly stepped in with with an agenda that had a little more muscle and got it down to 3 cedes. Yaaay Nelly. I'll work on it.

-I went to Labadi beach yesterday with some friends from CIEE. Wowww. Traveling there was quite exciting because it was my first experience on a trotro! Trotros are the main means of public transportation here. They are these mini van things with (four?) rows of seats, not including the front. They pull over to the side of the road a man leans out the window yelling destinations, but I haven't gotten used to the sound of them yet so I just wait until they pull over and ask if they plan on stopping where I need to go. Soon we will all get the hang of the hustle and bustle of trotros and I can not wait for that day. They were quite intimidating the first time!

-Today I finished registering for classes. Its an interesting process...you'll be standing in line to sign up and then when you're really close to the front they'll say "okay, we're taking a break. come back later." or you'll walk into the registration room and the lights will be out and they'll say "the lights are out. come back later." So you wait for the electricity to come back, and carry on with your day.

-Power going out is not rare in any way. In the middle of the football game I watched last weekend, the entire bar's power just shut off. People just kind of carry on and a few minutes later, it's back! This has happened a few times in my dorm as well. My entire suite (three rooms) has had no electricity for two days now. I don't mind it except for the lack of fan. Lack of fan is a very bad lack.

-I did my laundry today. I don't think I did it completely right but I have plenty of time to practice.

-ALSO...last night we had the official CIEE "Akwaaba" (welcome) dinner on campus and an african dance troupe came to perform. I knew one of the dances they did and recognized a couple songs, which was pretty cool but more importantly, we got to join in when they were finished! I hadn't danced like that in so long. I was absolutely elated.