The English Version of it all

One month has passed. Time is flying by. At least I think so, I'm not sure if my two flatmates feel the same way though. The last days has been spent being sick, killing giant spiders (http://veros.weblogg.no) going to the beach, trying to get a parcel from DHL by visiting their office several times, trying to get a transfer of ownership form from the Drivers and Vehicles License Authorities office for the car Guro finally has bought and having a really cool surprise birthday party for our flatmate Joe, where we had drinks and snacks for 16 people to the price of 60 dollars… It's the same amount one person would spend on a night out in Norway… The party was fun, lots of dancing by crazy Ghanaians, Veronica had forced dance lessons by Eddy and we have her on tape! Historic footage… J

Guro's friends in Norway keep popping out babies while we can't find a single to cuddle with, and we are almost desperate now. The streets outside are not really crowded but there are cute kids passing by who we easily can bribe with candy, but we want baby… yes we are sick in the head.

We are learning so much here. I thought I knew most of the Ghanaian secrets but no. Joe is a goldmine when it comes to advice and facts of life. Like one day when he was cooking lunch together with Guro….:

J: You have to remove the seeds.

G: Why?

J: Because it`s bad for your stomach.

G: Really?

J: Yes, it`s bad for your appendix.

G: Appendix??

J: Yes, and you know, it is seed we are talking about, and seeds grow. So if you eat the seeds in the tomatoes they will start to grow in your stomach. And we don`t want plants to grow inside of us.

G: Ok…

Or when he keeps warning us about the nearest shopkeeper, Mary, who is said to have chased away her husband trying to cut his private parts with a knife, and he never returned. She gave me food one day and 2 days later my stomach went crazy and Joe is certain that its Marys black magic. "She gave you food and you nearly died". He doesn't want her coming to the house cos she will drop some of her magic at the gate and he will step in it and his feet will swell up… But we keep buying from her cos she is close to the house and she is nice. Maybe its just a mask she is hiding behind and she is really a witch trying to fool us, but ill take my chances.

He also is full of advice about love and relationship and has a lot to say about me and Eddy. First of all, he thinks im too much trouble, and Eddy is too soft on me. "You need iron hand…" whatever that means. I'm obviously not tamed enough and I don't obey as I should. I asked Eddy his opinion and he seems satisfied with what he has so I wont worry myself.
Tonight we are finally gonna make fufu in the house. Joe is going to teach me and i look forward to it, though im scared he will break my fingers while he pounds the fufu.. This morning he woke me up early and we went to the market to buy cassava, plantain and chicken meat. We will boil the plantain and the cassava and then pound it in a big wooden....bowl with a huge...wooden pole, till it becomes dough and then eat it with pepper soup.. Plan is to make Eddy proud :) later.....

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