Shopping was so much fun. It was like treasure hunting.
There were so many vendors and little shops. I wish we had enough time and
Cedis to get something from every store. It was almost overwhelming. With all
our estrogen combined, we were ready to shop. Some of us were ready to bargain
and some of us dreaded it. It went a little something like this; you ask for
the price of a desired good and act surprise at the response. Then name your
price and they will repeat their price and the cycle continues. If they do not
go down on the price then walk away and play hard to get. Pretty soon you will
be summons and the negotiation continues. Eventually the price will be what you
want it. Of course you do not want to drop it so low where they don’t get
anything but since we are bronis (white people) they are tempted to think we
are rich.
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| One of the neat handmade pieces at our first shopping stop! |
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| One of the roadside vendors in Accra. |
I really enjoyed bargaining. While most of us shopped, Ms
Poore went around sharing the gospel by asking vendors if they knew Jesus. Many
of the shops carried carved wooden idols and creepy masks. We made sure to stay
away from those. We also asked what the symbols meant on our new toys. Our
treasures ranged from drums, paintings, bracelets, knives, purses, and fans.
After shopping we headed home for a quick delicious lunch. Then we headed for
the beach.
This would make our second time at the beach and it was
quite different. We didn’t expect to run into so many people. It was like a
party. The music was blaring and the waves were high. It was a cloudy day but
the heat was still present. We did get a lot of stares and some people actually
started filming us. We had a group of people starting to gather around us but
Dr Catts quickly became our bodyguard. After that no one really approached us.
Despite all the attention we got, we still felt safe and enjoyed our time at
the beach. Our time there came quickly to an end.
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| The group known as the Ka's (or Ca's..haha) during this trip...: ) |
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| So much fun in the ocean! |
We arrived at the house to eat our dinner and had our Doxy
of course. This was the night before our grand performance so we made sure to practice
our song. After devotions, Joe Fox also came to return our readjusted dresses
and I got mine for the first time. I was amazed at his intricate attention to
what I had requested. He did far above what I could have imagined. We all tired
on our dresses once again and posed for a picture. We were so excited to wear
our dresses and sing on Sunday.
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