Differences

Obviously Ghana and the United States are not the same. In fact they are very, very different from one another. One difference is how much I love water here versus when I am in the United States. Maybe this has to do with the fact that we walk everywhere in the blazing heat. But this is not just any water, it is bagged water. Yes, all water is in little square bags. Each bag has 500 ml and you just rip a whole in a corner to drink. At first I was very surprised by the bagged water, however, after thinking about it bagged water makes a lot of sense.

The driving is always very different in foreign countries and that is no different here. Today as we took a ride in a taxi we found ourselves wondering if it would be safer to be walking on the side of the road, which we normally do, or riding in the taxis and other various transportation on the road. I am still a little undecided on this. I am not sure why, but it seems the driving ability always declines in other countries. Maybe it just seems more orderly on Main Street in Logan. Maybe I just don’t understand all the rules of the road here in Ghana. I just need to realize that just because there is a pothole there is no need to slow down. I am amazed that there are not more popped tires here as I somehow managed to pop two of mine on the freeway in the middle of Montana with no potholes.

The last difference that I would mention is the friendliness of the individuals. Everyone is so nice to us and to each other. I feel like in Utah you just don’t say hi to people you don’t know. Here everyone says hello to us and asks us how we are doing. But maybe that is just because we are white. So when I come home don’t be alarmed if I start talking to everyone.

Ashley P!