I was trying to show Esenam, she helps Bethel's mom at the house, what my house looks like but the computer at the internet cafe is horribly slow.
Yesterday, we went to the Togo embassy to get a Visa for me. It only cost $78 here and $150, plus shipping at home so it was probably worth waiting for. Even though, all the people were present that needed to sign off were in the office, we still sat there for three hours waiting for them to approve it. I guess the wait wasn't too bad. I did receive a marriage proposal from it. The unfortunate part was that I couldn't understand a word that he said and Bethel had to translate it for me.
Today, we head to the Makola market. There were THOUSANDS of people, pushing and shoving to look at the same stuff at each store. We can take a taxi for an hour ride and it costs us 7 cedi which is probably somewhere around $5. When we eat out, we have only ate skewers. I wasn't too impressed with the goat.
I told Bethel that I was interested in getting false eyelashes, next thing I know, she is pulling all the vendors from pillar to post looking for someone who did false eyelashes. I felt compelled to get them so 7 Cedi and a lot of glue later, I looked like I was ready to hit the town. Needless to say, later that night, I ripped them all out, now I don't have any eyelashes left...
I picked up some fabric for a shirt and a gift. Mimi, who also helps at Bethel's house, is a seamstress and is making me a shirt and a gift for someone else.
The market is hot, sweaty and dirty. We stopped to eat at a restaurant on the way home. The waitress got made at me because I wiped my chest with the cloth napkin. I asked her if I could but like most situations neither of us understood what each other said. Bethel was a little mad because the lady was so rude.
People of Ghana speak Twi (pronounced Tree), it's the language of the major tribe in Ghana. People, who live in the city, don't know all the Twi words, so I understand about a third of the conversation. Whenever, I care to listen, I have Bethel translate or I tell them to speak English. Most people know English,
We stopped by the liquor store to get some beer. Prophet Mighty just happened to be there. He told me that I had two kids and that God was watching out for us. He said that Bethel and I had a close bond like the two Musketeers without knowing us. So that this point, I am starting to believe him...until the kicker...He told me that I was going to get a marriage proposal from someone that I was going to spend the rest of my life with....Ok, at that point, I wanted to start laughing hysterically. He prayed for my kids, my future husband and my career. Even though you have to take that with a grain of salt, I almost believed him. Regardless, I took his number and told him I would call if it came true.
I tried to put some pictures up but the internet guy can't figure it out. We are going to Togo on Thursday so I will try to get them up then.
Love ya,
T'ya/Tanya
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