14.01.2020, The first day in Ghana

Unfortunately, the first night was quite restless due to the unfamiliar hot and humid air, so I could only sleep until 7am.

For breakfast, there was white bread with butter and hot tea, which I would never drink in Germany in this heat for sure.
As a change from the nasty water, I even enjoy drinking it here...

At 12pm, it was time to go to school for the first time, where lunch was served first, consisting of the traditional banku with a spicy fish sauce.
Unlike everyone else who eat with their fingers here, I was lucky to get cutlery :D
Then I was shown around the school and introduced to every teacher.
I was also allowed to observe the classes to get an idea of the teaching methods.
This will continue for the next few days until I have watched every class and probably have to teach myself... oh oh:D

After school, it was time to exchange money and get a SIM card.
My host mother accompanied me and her driver picked us up.
His car probably wouldn't be allowed on the road anymore in Germany and apparently the seat belts in the front are only for decoration here.
Well, apart from the fact that you don't even find seat belts in the back seats :D
The traffic here is really something to get used to, because apparently there are no rules or road signs... everyone drives as they please, and you constantly hear honking cars.
Nevertheless, according to our driver, you apparently have to get a driver's license here.
Also, here in Teshie, there are almost only sandy paths, all of which have a lot of deep potholes... it's quite bumpy.

After we finished the errands, we picked up the other children from school.
Believe it or not, we actually sat in a small 5-seater car with ten people... with 7 kids in the back seat... it's really a completely different way of life here.

Speaking of a different way of life, you also have to get used to showering, although you can't really call it showering when you only have
2 buckets of water and no functioning water pipe.
So far, a real culture shock!

Nevertheless, I feel very comfortable here and was warmly welcomed by my host family and the teachers at school.
Let's see what will happen in the next few days...