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Who speaks limited Twi, has eaten fish mixed with scrambled egg, and hasn't cried once today? THIS GUY.

Tonight I sat around drinking whiskey with 5 Ghanian guys and a guy Azal from Iran and a guy Simon from New Zealand. Simon is leaving soon but he was here for awhile and was backpacking before. He's been like a big brother even though hes the same age. He keeps people off of me because the men really like to grab my hair. I don't know how much I can write and for how long but I have so much to write about! I have only been here two days so far but I cannot even begin to explain how much I have seen. Today I was in a car accident and it was so exciting! Azal and I were coming from the beach (where I sat all day on the beach under a palm tree drinking Coke and playing Mancala - a game played with seeds with 3 Rastafarian guys. One was named Ratty. At one point I looked around and said "lindsay, you are by yourself in Africa and you have already made 3 Rastafarian friends. SUCCESS!) and anyway, our car slammed into another car and our taxi driver was screaming in Twi. Oh, also, a guy with a paddle with nails driven through it was walks up and down the street banging peoples tires and you have to swerve to miss him. I've seen him twice. I guess hes crazy. There are guys on all the street corners with berets and AK47's and they stop you at night. I haven't been stopped but Azal was.
When I arrived, it was kind of hard. Nobody showed up at the airport to pick me up. I got hustled by some guy who convinced me that I owed him money and for some reason, I think because at that point I was surrounded by guys, I gave in and gave him money. I know. I'm already much better though at this. Eddie, the coordinator, finally came after I called him with someone elses cellphone. He's really nice. After he dropped me off at the house I'm staying at (for now) he left. I went inside and there were 5 big guys sitting around watching TV, some action movie with Robert DeNiro as Henry Tuttle? I dont know, I only saw the credits, I was mostly staring at the men. Nobody said anything to me so I put down my bags and sat on the floor with them and watched the movie. Then someone gave me some water. Later, a guy named Evonce came and took me into the market to get stuff. Everyone thinks I'm German and they all want to touch my hair. People just come up and yank it. Today Evonce chased a guy all the way down the beach about it.
Random things - goats everywhere. chickens in my front yard. tomorrow we are going to the Wli Falls with Simon and Azal, both my age, and some girls from Finland and Germany. I'm the only American. I have pictures but I dont know how much time I have I'll try to post them later after the Falls. Also a guy is sewing me a dress because he likes me which is really nice and he said he'd bring it over tomorrow night. Last night we had no power so we sat around with candles and stuff.
I've been here two days and have already had an amazing experience. Everyone here is nice but it is very different. I bought a Ghanian cell phone but the minutes thing confuses me so I'm not really calling anyone. Post comments here so I can see what you guys say since I won't be talking to you guys for awhile. Mom and Dad, if you're reading this I love you and I will try to call you soon. I'm safe and happy. I'll try to write soon and post pics.