Finally an Update

I am going to try this blog thing again. I have not been able to access the site recently and still don't know if it will work.

This is a picture taken this past Sunday, 30 April 2006. My housemate hosted a party to thank those that had helped her to settle into Bolgatanga. Because I was also preaching in a village church that morning, I had decided to wear my traditional dress and just kept it on the whole day.

Even from the first time that I wore this, those that saw me were pleased to see me wearing this outfit. The first person that saw me in it, though, immediately said that it was a Nigerian design. So, though it is similar to what is worn by some here, it is still recognizably different. But it will do for now.

Things are good in Bolgatanga. We have had a few rains, enough to make the green start to show. But the real rains are still a couple of weeks away. And then there will be a frenzy of activity on the farms. And the weather will be substantially cooler (down to 25C at night instead of 34C). Some people say that I will feel cold, but I am not sure it will be that cool.

I am now mobile. I finally received my motorcycle training and get around on a Yamaha 125 cc Motocross. It is a good bike for here, as the travel varies from pavement to dirt roads, to dirt tracks, and sometimes even to dirt/rock paths. After a bit of a hesitant start from not riding a motorcycle for many years, I am feeling more confident daily. However, there are lots of other vehicles of all shapes and sizes sharing the road with pedestrians and animals. For vehicles, the largest vehicle takes the right of way. The humans and animals are not always that predictable. So, it requires a constantly watchful eye in all directions when riding.

Work is another story. I will update that at another time, after I see how this works.