Reply to comments on hair, hen, cows, and chief guy

Okay.... I have written down the ?'s asked in the comments section... hope I answer all of them for you.

My hair....
I definately liked my hair curly, too bad the weather won't allow it to stay longer than a day!!! I am scared to get a perm cause my hair is too short and very fine. So... it might just be a mess. I guess I look younger, maybe because I have lost my tan?? Have you seen all the freckles?? Haaa. I am totally ticked about it. haha.

Girls here definately wear weaves. They wear weaves, wigs, braids, and any other thing they do back home. Maa can do the say curls in her hair and it stays all week!!!

Regarding a ghana diet. I don't reccommend it to anyone. It isn't nice. I don't really enjoy eating anymore, probably because there is nothing I really like to eat here. Also... there is not a lot of snacking. No chips, candy, etc. My indulgence is bottled coke. Which, I do nearly everyday. When I go out... maybe 4?? haha. But... there is no stopping at taco bell, or eating a candybar. No... so I guess cut out snacking, walk alot, sweat a lot and don't really enjoy your food and you will lose weight?? Not too fun. Ohhh, and don't forget runny tummy. That can be a contributing factor too. Goes in, and comes out, just like that.

The hen...
Well, still no babies yet. We have 8 eggs I think. The other hen has started laying now too. She only has 2 eggs so far. We have locked the hens and the one rooster in the chicken coup because we lost the rooster for a few days. He had gone all the way to the next village!! We found him and someone had cut one of his toenails and tied a string on his leg. An indication that someone had already claimed it as theirs. So... we keep them locked up now. The momma hen stays laying onh the nest most of the time these days. She sqwaks at your when she is off the nest and you go near it. I don't know what predators would eat the eggs. There are no dogs around here. I don't think goats eat eggs??? We will keep her locked up for awhile with the babies. I guess if they went into the bush, maybe something could get them in there?? But, you see momma hens with a line of babies all the time.

The cows...
Yea, it is not really common to see kids barefoot. Most usually have shoes. But, there are some which don't. The cattle travel in herds, with a herdsman who watches them. THey are not dehorned. I have never seen the cows being agressive, but the goats and sheep are. THey fight, and it ends, and they are fine again. Animals are slaughtered at a meat house every morning. It is down the road from my house. The place is very black. I wonder if they burn the ground after they do it? They have a butcher block in the market in effiduase. I will try and take a pic. They cut the meat fresh for you. Flies and all. Really unsanitary I think... but that is how it is.

The sign was in English because it is a school. Most schools say that they primarily use English... but, from my experience this is not true. They speak just as much Twi in school as they do at home. However, it isn't suppose to be that way. But... when the teachers don't speak English, how do you expect the students to??? The sign is Westphalian's sign. That is the school behind my house. It is like a high school.

Chief guy...
The cheif definately did not have a welcoming face. People definately wear traditional cloth to more than just funerals. Some people wear it everyday, some just to special occasions like birthing ceremonies, weddings, church, etc.

The white outfit has so many meanings from what I have been able to gather. People mostly wear white/black on sundays' to church. Then, women who have just given birth tend to wear white. Also, at some funerals, depending on the relationship one has to the deceased - you may wear white. But, to wear a white outfit just because, I don't think you would see that.

Mountains... I don't ever see people hiking. But, many people ride bikes. Not really for exercise probably but just as a means of getting around. Especially if the distances are far. In the early morning you can see people jogging and walking for exercise. This is more in the town though, not so much in the village. The people in the village usually do so much farm and house work, exercise is intertwined in their daily activities.