I was fortunate once again to have a Friday off (this has come to be almost expected…I feel a little spoiled). We spent Friday walking through the Jamestown area, including visiting the lighthouse, Independence Square, and Osu Castle. Unfortunately, visitors without appointments are not allowed in Osu Castle, so we couldn’t even get close enough to take pictures. We then walked toward the Osu neighborhood and had a very American lunch at Frankie’s Hotel.
Saturday was not too eventful. A small contingency of us visited the National Museum. The museum itself was underwhelming, but it did house an incredible photographic exhibit on malaria that I found really interesting. One cool thing I learned was zooprophylaxis – using animals as a preventive measure against disease. Dog owners, for example, are better protected against malaria because mosquitos may bite dogs instead of the owners, thereby decreasing the probability of an owner being infected. Yet, if a person acquires too many pets, their house may become a “feeding ground” for mosquitos, and chances of being bitten actually increase.
On Sunday, the new volunteers went to Cape Coast to have a similar trip to ours a couple weeks ago. Instead of repeating the trip, Lauren, Casey, Jamison and I went to Aburi to visit the botanic gardens. The gardens were really beautiful and we had a great lunch right in the center of the gardens. Aburi itself was also a neat city. It’s set up higher in the mountains and so we got to enjoy slightly cooler weather and an amazing view of Accra.
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