Wednesday, December 31, 2008

New Year's Eve

Sorry for not posting yesterday, the Internet connection at the hotel was off. Yesterday was also a very special day for Ghanaians, the day that the results of the election runoff were going to be announced. After visiting the DuBois Center, we were planning to head downtown for a tour, but had to redirect ourselves towards the outskirts due to the hectic traffic related to the elections. At the end of the day, it turned out that the presidential winner will be announced this coming Friday instead: one of the voting sections will have to re-cast their vote, and Ghanaians will have to wait for that to happen before they get to know the name of their president. Everybody is here is so excited and waiting for CHANGE.

Today, most of us went to the National Cultural Center, a fairground where to find arts and crafts for purchase... We had a chance to train our bargaining skills, and most of us scored decently well... Tonight we'll welcome the new year at a club called "Next Door" on the ocean. Happy New Year to all the parents and friends in the US from all of us!

6 comments:

Andréa Neves said...

It`s wonderful to know how exciting is this time in Ghana!!! Have a Happy welcome New Year at "Next Door" club for all!!!
From Andréa e Telmo Neves (Bruno Neves' parents) from Curitiba, Brazil!!!

Andréa Neves said...

O Programa Cidadão Global abre uma maravilhosa janela de conhecimento de diversas formas de viver, pensar e sentir do ser humano!!!
Tenham uma ótima visita em Gana!!!
Andréa e Telmo Neves (pais de Bruno Neves) de Curitiba, Brasil!

Dan said...

Happy New Year to Kathryn Dwight and all the GC travelers! Enjoy Ghana & all the great weather (snowed-in in Boston). BILYB

Lori said...

Happy New Year to Jackie Ogden and to all of the members of the Global Citizenship group! Enjoy this exciting time and enjoy the warmth of the African sun.......it's 15 degrees and snowy in Pittsburgh PA...
Peace to all in 2009...

Sue Beattie said...

Happy New Year to Katie Beattie and all of the Lehigh GC Students and Faculty!!!!!

We enjoy checking your progress on the blog! Sounds like you're having a great time!

Alessandro said...

Happy 2009 to all the GC students and faculty, from Easton, PA!

FOR EVERYONE'S INFORMATION: Gisella Gisolo tells me that the internet connection at the hotel was down again today (and being a national holiday no one would come to fix it). The group is leaving tomorrow to Cape Coast. So, almost certainly there will be no more postings on the blog for another couple of days.