Most Beautiful

May 25, 2008

It rained this moring, twice. So we didn't go on the morning safari walk inside of Mole game reserve where we would have been 20ft away from the elephants taking a bath. We had to watch the elephants from a look-out by the motel. Needless to say, I did not think it was worth the brutal drive here, especially since we have to take the same road out of Mole. I do believe God made it rain to soften the road.

In addition to the uncomfortable road, the whole bus ride from Mole to Kumasi spanned about nine hours. It was difficult. I was running through my snacks, but I did manage to sleep a little.
I had some Divine Inspiration this morning with the rain. I was reminded to be thankful and not to complain. Also to take in what was going on- really try to open myself up.
The hotel we spent the night in Kumasi was the Miklin hotel. It was beautiful. The table dressings we had at dinner said it all. The staff were also very attentive.

After dinner we were watching "Ghana's Most Beautiful." The women were all full figured and were doing ethnic dances from their region. One of the male chaperones for the trip said that the skinny look is very European and that real men like women with a little extra. Hmm... I must admit, I'm still stuck in the European mindset then. Sometimes I don't think I'm that small. Anyway, the show was great and the host was entertaining. The judges also seemed very knowledgeable and 'not for TV,' by that I mean no Paula Abduls or Randy Jacksons. I also enjoyed the musical groups that performed. The dances looked like our dances. As I draw parallels it reminds me of the movie "Rize."

Tomorrow we leave for Cape Coast!