Just when I was thinking I might not accomplish much the other day, I experienced the opposite, - keeping in mind that little things mean a lot.
Jim and I shared a ride into town and as he went off to the hospital, I first photo-copied some papers for my class, then found an internet cafe for an hour. From there, I proceeded to one of our banks in Tamale. The SG/SSB is hands-down a favorite over Barclays. At the SG/SSB, there were people waiting all over the place as usual, some in lines and some in seated groups, and as I was trying to figure out the system, a bank official miraculously noticed (recognized?) me among the crowd and waved me over to his window. From there, he directed me to two other administrators and after a reasonably short amount of time, I exited with a bank draft for Jim to send to the Ghana College of Physicians and Surgeons, a receipt indicating I had just deposited 50 new Ghana cedis, and two brand new ATM cards for use only in Ghana.
My next goal was finding the library which was conveniently in the same general area. It's basically a one-room building containing several shelves of books (most quite old) with eight tables seating about eight persons each, - all of which were filled to capacity. A new library site is under construction across the way and it really looks promising. I paid 10,000 old cedis to register each of us ($1. per person) and just have to return with two ID photos and the application cards "guaranteed" by the hospital where Jim works.
My last stop before heading back "home" was Sparkles Restaurant. Had a plate of chips (French Fies) and a Star beer and felt like I had a good start for the rest of the day.
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when i took french classes in paris i felt like the kid who didn't start his formal education until he was 17. i probably should have been more prepared to speak french while living in france.
does the library have many books in english.
ND fell to 0-3. not looking good. my dad and brother went to the game and actually ran into Dick's brother Paul. he offered to "give them a ride" to LA in his private jet. not bad.
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