Bob Marley's 61st and Other Ridiculousness

So last night was not only the superbowl, but more importantly here in Ghana was Bob Marley's birthday celebration. There was a huge concert at the International Trade Fair grounds with more local reggae artists as well as Damien and Ziggy Marley. We got there around 7 for the opening acts and the whole thing went until like 3AM...although I left at 2. It had to be the happiest concert that I have ever been to. Everyone was dancing and there was a huge cloud of smoke hovering above the crowd. It was actually ridiculously fun...between my crazy attempts to dance and the random strangers offering me pot. What was not so fun however was the crowd of pickpockets waiting outside. Some other international students were robbed so we had a group of police escort us to the taxis. I know we are nerds but I'm not such a fan of being robbed. But I think I'm going to come back with a huge love for reggae. Like today we took a cab and the driver totally lit up and started singing when a friend put Bob Marley on his ipod and played it. Singalongs in cabs are way fun. Also catch up from Friday...I thought i was going to a drumming lesson but instead ended up in a village where I picked out wood and carvings for a drum that I'm going to have made. I am so excited. After this week's classes we are heading up through the Kumasi area to Mole National Park where apparently I will see elephants and all kinds of wildlife. This should be cool and I'll update later :)