Ghana day 3

This morning after breakfast we were supposed to go to the market for the first half of the day. Some people had to exchange their money and others had to cash their traveler's checks so they let the rest of off the bus for an hour or so to browse the "shops" along the side of the street nearby. I used the time to see if there was anything I would want to buy but didn't get anything because I wanted to take advantage of the number of places at the market. Unfortunately, after we got back on the bus there wasn't enough time to go to the market. We just came back to the hotel, cleaned up, ate lunch, and went out to the American consulate.

I can’t show pictures of it because it is illegal to take them, but here is one I pulled from Google Images:


We didn’t get to see much of the inside. After they did a security check they took us into a room and showed us what the U.S. government is spending taxpayer money on (mainly the transportation and agricultural industries) and what their purpose is (everything from helping U.S. businesses from being conned to helping expats from the States find a good dentist). It was neat to talk to the Ambassador about the investments they are making in Ghana’s economy. He was a great person.

After a couple hours at the consulate we made our way to the Institute of Cultural Arts. On the way we passed the airport where there were several bus loads of people that had just been evacuated from Libya and were being dropped off at an area where they were going to receive some money and be sent on to their homes in Ghana.



Shortly after that the radiator on our bus broke and we had to pull over and walk the rest of the way. It was a pretty short walk, maybe half a mile, but a good experience regardless.




Once we got to the institute we were sat in a room where we were taught how to dance a Ghanaian dance called the Adowa. You can probably YouTube it if you want to see an example, but my connection is too slow to find a good example.