Well, it has been a great weekend with my dad here. We just had a blast. Walking around, seeing all the things that have become normal in my daily life here. We spent a few nights at nice restaurants and some other meals we ate at local chop bars, which he very nicely dealt with. The high light for me, other than just seeing him and hanging out was how well he interacted with my friends here. First he gave a talk to my whole class, which everyone loved, said it was the best talk we’ve had all year and learned a lot from. But also how he came out to the bars with my friends talking to them as I would, they really like it and I think he does too. What a nice time, thanks Dad for everything. Now he is off in Burkina Faso and then to Mali and cote D’ivore.
Other than that, I got my new bike; it is a fixed gear, or direct drive bike. Which means that the pedals don’t ever stop, they move when the wheel moves, to slow down you can put pressure back wards on the wheel. I have already had a little trouble with it, 4 flat tyres in 2 days, and the chain had some small problems which was fixed quickly with a hammer banging on the breaking link. But the ride is great and I have already been out for hours riding around. It is fun stuff.
I also got some nice new blue and yellow paints and took some more clothes to the taylor to get made, some matching outfits for me and Kate and I picked up a shirt for my dad, which, unfortunately (sorry dad) made into and African style shirt (which is very nice)n rather than the normal collared shirt that he had asked for. That is part of life here, never getting the answer or the product or meal that you asked for, but we all get used to that one.
These past few days I have been getting annoyed with the people on the streets always calling me white man, I have been responding yes, you are right, or good work, its true. I don’t know why and hope that it goes away, this angst about the calling of Obruni, but that is life here and I can’t let it bother me. I think these days that it is actually quite racist, not that they are being negative, but that it is always pointed out. When they ask if it the same in Canada but for black people I think NO way, first, some of us have gotten over the skin deep differences that is ‘race’ but others wouldn’t ever yell it on the street, they might end up in jail or something.
Well, Peace and Love everyone.
ALMO


A big thanks to steve bosworth who hocked me up with the ghubs for my new bike, thanks buddy, you rock.!!