Akum and a friend of his are picking me up in a couple hours to sightsee and take me to Wild Gecko, an arts & crafts market here in Accra. I’m in my room doing a bit of work in the meantime. I’d sit out at the common area at the hotel but I have A/C in here and power for my laptop. Although the lights seem to be flickering a lot, so I’m not sure if it will hold out.
I’m absolutely covered in mosquito bites. For some reason I forgot my insect repellent at home. Let’s hope the Malarone (antimalarial) I’m taking does it’s magic. Every night one of the boys (the 4 or so young guys that work here) sprays my room but I fear that the majority of the bites came from the one night I stayed outside at dark, drinking wine with Akum at the store down the road.
The owners of the hotel have a child, Nicolas, who’s 3 and a little rascal. He runs around and harasses everyone in the cutest way. We often have a hard time understanding each other, but we make up for it by playing and him showing me all his Spiderman stickers. He calls me ‘Aunti Nicole’ which is ADORABLE.
Nicolas, striking his favourite pose.
He offered to take some ‘snaps’ of me and ordered me to pose like that as well. He didn’t manage to get any of my face though.
I’m also reading up on some other places I could visit next weekend. A few recommendations have came in (thanks everyone!) so I’m mulling them over. I wish I had more time to explore this city and this amazing country.
