Tuesday, May 19, 2009

I just want to start off by saying everyday here is a great day, especially because they all start off with a beautiful drive down the mountain on the way to Mampong. Today, we had a lot of humorous conversations with our colleagues at the centre. Many members of my lab asked me what religion I followed and of course this is always sort of awkward to explain, especially to a stranger, so I tried to keep it as simple as possible. I didn’t feel as if I was being judged, they were very accepting but it was so funny because every young guy that came into the lab, they would introduce him as young and unmarried, lol. Sami, one of the two high priests in our lab, introduced me to (forgot his name) and said, “Blank is young and single but Jesus is between him and God but that’s ok, he can just convert you.” LMBO, I was cracking up. We also had this mango situation where there were like seven people crowded around trying to tell me and Alanna how to eat this mango I was trying to peel. Some were telling us to eat the peel others were saying not to, then they were arguing over the right way to peel it and whether or not we should share or just one of us eat it…lol, I love these people.