When you go to another country, the word "integrate" gets tossed around quite a bit. For those of you unaware, it means to be able to accept the culture and go further. You actually mix with the culture and adapt to the new surroundings in acceptance. Now since I've been here, I'm sure I haven't completely integrated since it's only been a little more than 2 months. However, I do find signs that I am integrating. Here are a few of the amusing ones.

1.) When I arrived, I walked faster than all Ghanaians. People here tend to walk slow and I am used to getting where I am going. Granted my mom walks way faster than me, but here I was passing everyone like crazy. However, today... four Ghanaians passed me on my way to work.

2.) I have picked up vocabulary that I previously did not have. Here are a few phrases Ghanaians use that I find myself using often now.

*"I'm coming." - (You say this when you are actually leaving but you are coming back.)

*"small small" - (refers to when something is just a little bit)

*"Sorry, ok" - (This one you really need to hear how it sounds to understand it)

*"eh heh" - (in mid-sentence, if you agree with what the person is saying, you say this...but you say it very very nasal. extremely nasal. If you are reading this...you should try it.

3.) When you call or go to see something you always say good morning or good afternoon. I realized if you don't say this...you probably won't get what you need. The only problem I have is when it is 12pm. I don't know which to say.

So maybe I'm not completely integrating but I'm trying and in process. Everything else here is going well. Work is crazy, busy but I'm enjoying it a lot. I'm working so hard on this Kid's Fair on July 26. I think it will go really well...at least I hope so. I'm leading the team that is planning it so it's on me to get it done well. I'm getting sad that I leave WAAF in less than a month now. I'll be taking a class the last two weeks I am here. I think it will be good, but right now I'm sad to leave work.