These are a bunch of pictures from the House in Teshie-Nungua where I am staying in Ghana. they ended up in kind of a Random order but they should give a general idea of the conditions that we are staying in. Keep in mind that this is actually in a rather nice neighborhood in the "suburbs" of Accra and many if not most people in Ghana are living in humbler conditions. I will try and have some more interesting pictures up in a couple of days but look out for another post tomorrow.
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| The street where our house is. The road is dirt and very uneven and all the houses have six foot walls surrounding them. |
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| The front gate of the house. It is always kept padlocked ans somebody always has to let you back in the house. |
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| Standing in the driveway this is the front of the house. We have a big metal barred door that has to also be padlocked every night. |
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| Main sitting area, family room type of thing. We have a television but it has about 5 channels so we don't watch any TV. |
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| Mine and Chris's (the Canadian) bedroom. The beds are rather uncomfortable and I am pretty sure the pillows are filled with straw. |
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| Dining room table with the water fridge sitting on the floor. |
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| The bathroom sink is a bit plain. It has one faucet that does not put out much water and there is no way to determine temperature. |
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| My side of the bedroom with my stuff piled on the floor. We always sleep with the fan on which is actually quite comfortable. |
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| The Toilet is very old. You can't put toilet paper in them because the sewage system in Ghana is very poor. When the water runs out we have to flush it with buckets. |
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| The shower is quite simple. The head does not so much spray as drop the water and it is almost always cold since there is not water heater. The drainage system consists of a hole in the floor. Also to conserve water you only keep the water on for 30 seconds or so at a time. |
