It is SO HOT in Cape Coast. I feel like I'm going to sweat away into
nothing. On the way down we passed an accident: 2 cars and a tro-tro -
which did not make me feel safe what with the driver hurtling past at
god-knows how many miles per hour! On my first day I stayed with
Christine after a little mix up with the accommodation - something I
envisage I'll have to get used to! It was a bit weird: her house is
perfexctly fine but in the middle of a slum, which is not where you'd
expect a university lecturer to be living. Now I'm staying on the UCC
campus which is really nice and green. I have my own chalet, which is
about twice the size of my terrible flat back in London, although it is
infested with little red ants, which are making me feel right at home:
just like good-old Finsbury Park.

The work is going well. Only started on Wednesday as on Tuesday Jeff
(the translator) turned up late - by about 8 hours! Visited the Coast
and can't say I was too impressed! The school where I'm working at is
called Esuekyir, and is on the outskirts of the city. I'm enjoying my
work there. The people have been really friendly - and I've found a
loophole to the whole children ethics problem - getting about 250 of
them to write a homework all about their lives for me - most clever if
I do say so myself. Anyhows 2mins left so Sheena i'm gonna try calling
tonight - but check your e-mail coz it's important. Catch up soon,
Siobhan