Getting Things Done - "small, small

Ghanaians have a favorite expression which pretty much corresponds to our "little by little" and that's "small, small," or in Dagbani "biela, biela." English is the official language in this former British colony which, however, is surrounded on all sides by the French speaking nations of Ivory Coast, Burkina Faso, and Togo. And because Tamale is a city, one is likely to hear a sampling of different regional tongues along with the predominant Dagbani. When the Ghanaians talk among themselves, it's usually in the Dagbani language rather than the official tongue. Am looking forward to teaching English to a group of young men studying to be Chrristian Brothers. They come from all parts of Africa and the level of their English varies with respect to pronunciation, general usage, vocabulary and writing.
We haven't gotten into our own house yet (although we're working on a good lead!) but we did obtain our driver's licenses and applied for Ghanaian health insurance as well as a P.O. Box (the latter two still in progress). Everyone is amazed at how quickly we managed to get our driver's licenses as it can supposedly take as long as a year and even sometimes necessitates the long trip to Accra. Three things helped - 1) an introductory letter from the hospital, 2) our US licenses which seemed to offer proof that we could drive, & 3) the fact that Jim managed to produce his ond Ghanaian license inssued back in 1976, - a great souvenir which they unfortunately confiscated when we picked up our newly laminated ones about four weeks later. The Motor Vehicle Agency was an experience in itself - deserving a detailed description at a later date. And so, we're getting things done, small, small.