Is it a bird?!

Is it a plane?!

Is it Superman?!

Nope.  It's bats.  Gross.

I don't believe that I have seen a single bird since I have been here - if ever there is anything flying - its a bat.  These are the bats that stay in these certain fruit trees on the way downtown.  However; the people believe that the bats stay there because this is a sight where one of the tribal leaders was buried and they believe the grave is cursed.  They really believe that.  It is so interesting how another culture's spiritual sense is so different.  It's so sad to live in a place so full of LIFE - I love all the colors, all the people, the culture is so alive, even the culture of religion is very alive - but Christianity is not.  These folks can REALLY talk the talk, but do not walk the walk.  Infused with "christianity" here, is ancestor worship and joo joo practices.  Because they are all intertwined, the people have a hard time discerning the TRUTH.  Here are some crazy amazing coffins, yes, coffins made by the Ga tribe, to celebrate their ancestors.

What kind of coffin would you want?

The funerals last for weeks and months sometimes here.  People hire "mourners" to visit grave sites.  They believe the more money and time and mourning they give to their ancestors, the better their afterlife will be.

Anyhoo - Sunday, the AIS PTO had a fashion show fund raiser to build a library at the school.  Several of the moms are designers and had really cool stuff modeled.  There were also student models - who were super cute:

This is Sophie Korrum, who I have been living with, and one of the designer's daughters in matching dresses!  Here is the MC of the night, our actress mother, Akosua Busia, in her fabulous Ghanaian attire!

They raised over 1,000 cides for the library - so it was a success!

Just for fun - I documented the first gecko in my new bedroom! - That's right - I  moved! And the new house is glorious! (except we don't have internet yet, thus the lack of blog post this week, and skype conversations, with I REALLY miss - we're working on it!)

I am just going to guess that y'all might not realize that geckos in the house are a really good thing - because they eat mosquitoes!    Have a happy Wednesday! God Bless!