Two years, really?
I had forgotten that I started this blog. Soon we will have been in Ghana for two years. (It wasn't long after arriving that I last posted.) The time has passed fairly quickly, with the cares of day to day living keeping us occupied. Coming from the west many would say this is a difficult place to live, I don't call it difficult, but agree with the locals who will often say, "it's not easy". Usually context is important when they say it, but I say it because many of the things we take for granted in the west aren't available, easily accessible, or convenient. For example, electricity, internet, water, phone service are here, but each can be unreliable and all require in person payment by differing methods. Food prep is time consuming, no grabbing take out or a packaged meal from the grocery store (there are no 'grocery' stores), most items come from 'the market' or small shops which might have basics like tomato paste and salt. I underestimate...