The English Version of it all

I can't believe it. I was just writing a blog post and apologizing for not writing anything lately, explaining it with something always going wrong with the computer when I want to post something. Now I thought I had managed to write a long post without messing anything up. But of course I deleted the whole thing a soon as it was finished…. So now I lost all my inspiration and will just write another short post.

We just came back from my family in Kumasi. And as usual it was great. The welcome they always give me and whoever I bring with me to the house is overwhelming. And its always good to come there and hear people from all over calling my name and wishing me welcome home. The kids have grown but are still cute but a little bit crazy. My family is a bit crazy, in a good way, as Veronica said. But it's the best family in Ghana I look at these people and I feel like a natural part of their family. And it feels good to have this home to come home to all the time. My mother cooked my favourite food, my father and brother couldn't stop asking if Guro and Vero were feeling fine, the kids, specially the youngest boy, Kofi, won't stop "entertaining" us. No one is ever gonna have a bad time in Mr. Boamah's house (my dad..). Guro and Vero bribed the neighbourhood kids with tonnes of toffees, and we even got hold of a 5 months old baby, who saved the day for Veronica specially.

My writing is a chaos. Now we are back in Accra, Our roommate Joe picked us at the station and cooked us a delicious meal..and now we just sit around and wait for the power to go out because the water in the dam where Accra's electricity supply comes from is low, and soon they'll start rationing the electricity….. darkness from 6pm, here we come…

Im in Ghana, the love of my life! it is great to be back, but weird to live in accra, on my own... but cool. Cant wait to go see the family in Kumasi, but first i am guros assistant, second i am myself. so patience. Tomorrow i go to visit eddys family....scary. :) i will write my postings on guros laptop and save it and take it to the internet cafe so i wont write much no. just hi....and LAURA! BRA!!!! :)

I work in the library during the summer. And if you wonder what I do there...continue reading.

(Phone is ringing)
Switchboard operator Yngvild: Vadsø Library!
Someone:Yes..uhm. I was wondering when the pool is open? And is it open for everyone or is some days just for ladies?
Yngvild: Its open monday, wedenesday and friday between 4 and 8pm and I think its for everybody.

(Phone is ringing)
Switchboard operator Yngvild: Vadsø Library!
Drunk man: Yes hello there!! Who am I talking to???
Yngvild: Vadsø library.....
Drunk man: Oh MY GOOOD! Now I've tried 6 different numbers. I want to talk to my mum, you see, she is in a nursing home in Rypefjord. Yeah, you know where Rypefjord is? A little dump outside Hammerfest! Bloooody hell, they must have given me the wrong number. You know how it is...
Yngvild: yeah. it sucks.
Drunk man: Yes well then I have to try again. Byye!
Yngvild: .....

(Phone is ringing)
Switchboard operator Yngvild: Vadsø Library!
Woman: yes hello! I want to know the name of the piano tuner (person) in Vadsø. Can you give me her number?
Yngvild: Ehm... yeah...this is actually the LIBRARY...?
Woman: Yes, dont you know?
Yngvild: I cant answer you right away, but I'll check if someone else knows... (desperately trying to transfer the call to anyone else in the library..)

In the counter:
Strange homeless woman who is not really homeless but looks like it most of the time: Do you have chairs here?
Yngvild: Yes, we have many! There or over there? or maybe you'd like the couch?
Inside an imaginary thought bubble (straight translation from norwegian, the thing ppl in cartoons have over their heads when they think) over Yngvilds head: Puh..finally something I can answer!!