A day for first timers.

Kirsten and I had an exciting and adventurous day of many firsts today.  I will write about them in the order that they happened.  

1. After sitting in on the Career Development Workshop this morning Kirsten and I went on another adventure with Rebecca.  She decided to take us to the mall.  We already went there on Monday but I wanted to go back and get a few things so we did.  The exciting part of the adventure was that we got to take our first ride on a Trotro.  Basically, it's a taxi/bus/van that you are share with 15 other people.  Below is a picture of Kirsten and I on our first ever trotro ride.  There will probably be many more to come.  

2. We purchased our first Ghanaian cell phone today.  It's a small little thing with only basic functions but it is exactly what we need for right now.  It actually does have a few extra features that I've never really seen before.  1. It has an FM radio built in.  It even came with headphones that double as a hands free system.  2. The ringtone I have chosen is called "The Secret is You."  It is a hilarious, cheesy love song but I chose it because it is the only ringtone without super high, obnoxious tones throughout the song.  3. There is a setting where it will send you reminders when it is time to pray to Allah.  It's a cool feature to have built in.  

3. This morning during the Career Workshop the teacher was out of the room when her cell phone started ringing and playing this groovin' reggae song.  The other students told us that it is Kojo Antwi.  They had a good time listening to us try to pronounce his name.  Today when we were at the mall Kirsten and I purchased our first real African music.  We listened to it all evening.  We just wish we knew what it was saying. 

4. Kirsten got her first marriage proposal (of sorts) today.  After the mall we were walking back to the trotro stop when we walked past a few gentlemen waiting at a stop to take the trotro headed in the opposite direction.  One of them started speaking to Rebecca in Twi so we had no idea what he was saying.  Rebecca told us that he asked her if she wanted to sell one her friends to him.  I offered up Kirsten and Rebecca said that is the one he asked for.  Kirsten seemed so flattered. NOT!