Working in the Corn Fields!

Nothing like working on a computer in a corn field! With the modern wonders of usb wireless modems to connect into the mobile phone’s network and the added benefit of having a netbook which inherently has a long battery life, I can perch myself, seated Thai style on the fertile ground among the corn plants, communicating with half the world, albeit agonizingly slowly at times.

I compare the Internet speed here to the speed at which these young green plants are extending their vertical reach.

The concept of Ghanian time is refreshing – work but have fun and take your time.

The food is good – I am eating authentic food as you find in the Ghanian countryside. We are eating with our hands. Lunch today was a very nice flavored Okra dish with a large piece of meat inside and some sort of sticky grain that makes it easy for sopping up the main dish.

I came here without knowing what to expect in terms of geography. Sometimes I prefer to travel that way. My brother who is on Google Earth at the moment just informed me I am only 10 minutes from the Atlantic Ocean where the Volta river empties and only 45 miles from Lome, the capital city of neighboring Togo. I will be testing Togo’s visa on arrival policy at some point. I’ll bet a majority of the world’s population has no idea Togo is a country on planet earth.