Sleep

I got to sleep in again today, I was wiped from yesterday. So I woke up around 7:15 instead of 6:30. When I get into a habit it is hard for me to break, and I have been a morning person for quite some time. So I got up, had breakfast and then read and worked on my paper some more. It is a huge undertaking, and thankfully the internet was faster today so I didn't spend the majority of my time waiting around for websites and articles or pdfs to download.

My flight to Accra has been delayed, the family I was supposed to stay with is busy all this weekend and next week. Thankfully Di is attempting to break up my schedule. Saturday the plan is to go to Mole National Park for the night. We will see the baboons and elephants all out in the savannah. Coming home Sunday, I will spend Monday in the office and then Tuesday head out to a village with Dan to record some voices and samples of a local dialect for GILLBT's records. That Friday I leave for Accra where I will see the sights for the weekend and then leave Monday..

Di and I tonight talked about education here. She is worried that their daughter is not getting the proper education. Technically in the 6th grade, Jiffer would be in about 4th grade back home. Moreover, if she were just to enter into a classroom tomorrow, even at 4th grade, she would be lost. the pace and difficulty would be too much for her. Yet the youth over here have no work ethic and focus. They can't understand what it means to finish a job, and are not detail-oriented. As long as things get done or someone is happy that is all that matters. But it isn't necessarily something that they can be blamed for. Outside of Accra, organization is not a part of a Ghanaian's life. Clocks aren't always present. Cars break down. If things happen, things happen. No planning is done. That is because of a lack of development, and it causes the carelessness of the people. But at the same time, doesn't the west plan too much and stress organization too much?