Today was the usual day, up at 6:30, to the office where I worked away at my country paper until around two. I had to work in Dan's office, as I will for the rest of the week. GILLBT has an auditor in to look at the last two years of financials and Dianne has to work with him for the next two weeks. I will use that as a great example of Ghanaian culture again. Elders are deeply respected here - you cannot say no to an elder. They are considered wiser and more knowledgable than anyone younger than them. So in Dianne's case, despite being an adult woman, when the hours of work were decided upon, she had to accept. The auditor has them working, 7:30 till at least 6 including Saturdays. She had to agree merely because he was her elder.
So not to bother them, I am in Dan's office and I feel sorry for Dianne, these will be two very rought weeks. To make matters worse, their hired housekeep hasn't shown up in days, and she is the one to cook dinner for us when we get home. So now the family comes home to a dirty house and has to cook. Granted, in the States, few of us have house service, but if you all saw how Dianne and Dan worked, you would understand.
The schedule will change drastically come Wednesday. I will head out all day to see some microcredit sites and then Friday I leave for Accra.
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You should be a part time housekeeper - don't forget to help.
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