Jan. 7

We all woke up from our first night staying at the pink hostel.  All nine girls were in one room while four boys were in the other.  I think it is safe to say no one slept very well that night due to our AC being stuck at one temperature, which left us all shivering the whole night. 

After a delicious and common breakfast of bread and eggs we traveled to Aburi to a woodcarving village there.  Some of the woodcarvings there were so intricate and neatly polished.  It was cool to see what kind of tools they were working with as well.  

The next stop of the day was the mall in Accra.  It was a completely different experience going there and seeing how westernized Accra is compared to the villages we spent most of our time at.  The mall was even nicer than the Ames mall.  We went to see Star Wars at the theater there and some of us bought popcorn and hotdogs that tasted amazing.  Halfway through the movie the power went out which isn’t something that happens too often in America.  It was actually pretty convenient considering some of us needed a bathroom break.  To end the day we went to a pizza place near our hostel.  Everyone was excited for that and it put a nice ending to a relaxing day.    

-Brianna and Korey