I'm here to learn you some culture. Metc(imagine the c backwards) aborcbe daa. (meh toh abrobay daa) Congratulations, you can now say "I buy pineapple everyday" in Twi. More lessons can come later.
In other news, I just got a part in one of the plays changed to Mr. Mayhew (Witness for the Prosecution) so I will be playing a pretty significant role!! Hooray!
The phrase "You are invited" in Ghana is the traditional thing to say when one has food and enters a space with people or people enter the space where the food is. Even if the situation is obvious that the person only has enough food for one is is considered rude not to offer the food to everyone. Most people will not accept, but will feel offended if you do not invite them.
Today, my roomate Abraham and I went to the Accra mall in order to purchase authentic Ghana National team jerseys at the Puma store because they were 50% off. The crazy thing is that this purchase was easily the most expensive one I have made since I got here.
Tragedy has struck!!! I learned recently that the mango season is over and there will be no more mangoes until the next rainy season!!! I have left the land of genetically engineered super fruit!! Mango and pineapple in Ghana are two of the most delicious items one can ever eat. If you like pineapple in the US, you are missing out on the beauty and flavor that is Ghanaian white pineapple. Fun Fact: Kofi Annan (former UN head honcho-man) is not only Ghanaian, but he is a twin and his actual occupation is that of a pineapple farmer near Kumase.
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Congratulations on the bigger part in the play. Wish I could see it. Too bad about the mangos - I've gotten to like them too. I bet they are better there than here! Looking forward to next post. Mom
I'm glad you're learning stuff (So grown up *tear*). Sorry about the fruit, hopefully you can find other foods to fill the void left by the delicious mangoes and pineapple. Hope you have a blast with the play - I know you're going to rock the house down! Hopefully I can talk to you soon.
Medc (with the backwards "c")
<3 Chelsea
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