Pizza and an Unexpected Visitor

Last night Kags and I went to Mama Mia's and had pizza. It wasn't bad, although it was probably the most expensive meal we've had here. It was a going away celebration for two of the British medical students. Then while walking back we passed a bootleg CD/DVD shop selling notably discounted movies (often up to 9 movies on the same disk). It was questionable that they were playable on American players since many of them didn't have region codes, but I guess 5 dollars for 9 movies is worth a gamble.

Today I worked in clinic this morning and then met up with a visiting faculty member from Michigan. Kags and I have ditched our whitecoats, ties, and undershirts in favor of light, breathable, short sleeve button downs in an effort to keep cool. The faculty member had not done so and looking at him I realized how I must look to the vast majority of Ghanians . . . like a sweaty white guy. Unfortunately he had to head back tonight, but it was nice seeing a familiar face. And it seems that the collaboration between my home school and the medical school here will continue, which is good news.

And, we've past the halfway mark here which is eventful. We've survived in a developing country for two weeks and each day is now a day closer to seeing loved ones. Kags and I hope to have a good time this weekend, travelling to a botanical garden.

Mamma Mia and Daisy Dukes

It's Free Cone Day at Ben and Jerry's and I'm thousands of miles away. Damn it. I tried looking for Ben and Jerry's in the store, but all they have is "Fan-milk" ice cream. I guess it'll have to do.

In other news, Kags has had an incredibly challenging time trying to get some documents notarized for his residency.

I spent much of Sunday night watching TV with my Ghanaian (and many Nigerian) housemates. Apparently Dukes of Hazard does translate internationally as a funny movie, although there appears to be a difference of opinion as to how cute Jessica Simpson is.

Last night we found out that there is a woman who comes to the hostel at 6pm and sells dinners for students. Apparently she comes every day. This would have been helpful to know, as we've been wandering around the neighborhood every night for the last two weeks searching for something to eat. And while it's been fun to explore, sometimes it's nice to eat in. Apparently our fellow medical students from Britain were taking cabs to Osu every night before they found this out. (Visiting medical students could definitely use a guide to Korle-Bu for things like this) We still haven't found a pizza place that delivers, although tonight we'll be going to Mama Mia's, a (mainly ex-pat) pizza place in Osu as a going-away gathering for some of the British medical students who are here.

And, as a testament to how well I'm gelling with my medical coworkers, last week one of the residents said I had a "very positive aura".