Kumasi!

Hey Ya'll:
     I just returned from Kumasi, a city located in Ghana's Ashanti region, which is one of the ten regions of Ghana. It is a bit north from where I am in Accra, but is still considered to be in the south-central region.
When we explored Kumasi, we were surrounded by Ghanaians like crazy! They all want Americans to buy items from their shops. It got kind of overwhelming. Haha. But it is fun to bargain in shops, which is very common here. We went to a weaving factory, where we saw people weaving complex designs so quickly I could not even see their fingers moving! It was pretty cool. They sometimes stamp designs on their weaves with an ink that they make out of wood that is burned and then watered down. We had a chance to see them make the ink. I saw some pieces of cloth that had stamps of Barak Obama on them. Haha.
     Additionally, we took a boat ride at Lake Bosomtwe, a lake a bit southeast of Ghana. There are many villages near the lake, and most people in those villages are farmers or fisherman. The water was gorgeous, but not necessarily safe for Americans to swim in.
     I'll write some more soon.
    

-Rachel =]