I met another Ghanaian who works at the YMCA next door. I greeted her and then finally mustered up the courage to ask if she was Ghanaian...'yes I am'...she replied...'Etisen?' - she asked.
She was really excited to meet a fellow Ghanaian and immediately invited me to a birthday party that night. Later after we'd chatted a bit about Ghana and stuff ....she went back to her work and I went to have a swim....so I'm swimming .....and whilst I'm under the water I think i can hear Kofi Nti/Ofori Amponsah's 'Rakia' playing ....I'm like..wow...all that talk about Ghana and partying is messing up with my head but sure enough when I come up for air, 'Rakia' is in fact blaring from the loudspeakers. I look around me and all the usual athletes are there training in the Olympic size pool, seemingly oblivious to the fact that their usual classical music has been replaced with hiplife. I thought it was pretty funny. I guess my new Ghanaian acquaintance couldn't wait to start the party going.....
Another highlight of my week....in Capoiera class Monday, I managed to do a hand stand for more than 5 secs...that was a record for me.....of course that was also because we went to train at a gymnasium which had all the padding and stuff for protection on the floors....so once i got home that courage to stand on my hands and not think about possibly breaking my neck,went out the window.....but it takes time....I had never done handstands as a kid so its a new experience for me as an adult...hey if I keep this up i will be doing back flips in no time.....its the neck breaking possiblity that's always at the back of my mind.
