May Day!!

May Day is the best holiday yet. Not exactly sure what it is or why we had it but it was on May 1st and I think that it was something like labor day back at home. So a bunch of us went with the Africana Dance Company to Cocoa Beach for the day for dancing, swimming and food. Not a bad day at all :) The best part was definately wrestling some of the guys in the sand (I did win some believe it or not...and these are buff men...) I was the only obruni to step into the ring after a bunch of the dancers were taking eachother on. I think that I hurt some guys sense of masculinity but they should recover soon. Had to keep ready for rugby and beating people up. After the wrestling competition, we went to swim and then began dancing. People from all over the beach came to dance with Africana and we were just mixed in with the rest of the people. I was so glad that I had taken some dance classes so I wasn't totally lost. We danced for hours and ate some banku and stew before heading back to ISH. The rides home were absolutely hilarious. We took the bus with the dancers to 37 station and caught another tro-tro to Legon. The first car was filled with drumming and singing the whole way through slow traffic. There were a few too many people on it so it seemed like forever. But people were just singing and smiling like the big family that they are. All of it was in languages that I don't know but it moved me to dance in my seat nonetheless. The final tro-tro was the funniest part though. We got on and after small conversation in Twi a random drum in the back started playing and the strangers in the car started singing: "Everybody everybody. Bring your calabashes. Bring your calabashes..." We knew the song and dance and were able to join right in to everyone's amazement. Laughing the whole time... Plans for the weekend include a trip to Winneba for a Deer Festival and then off to the beaches in the West. Last big trip of the semester.

Also WELCOME HOME CHERYL
Also Also...Found Lamartu...a little too late