Out of all the people who are going to be leaving this semester, Hilde and Leila from Norway are two girls that I'll be missing in spades. I haven't known many Norwegians in my lifetime (in fact, I probably haven't met ANY), but they sure make it seem like a rocking country. Friendly people, reindeers and fjords, wealthy socialist economy... Norway has it all!
They're also interesting people. Hilde was in the Norwegian Army (oh no! Not the Norwegians!) and has lots of great stories. Leila is a free-spirit of Palestinian descent and has the coolest accent ever, which I have developed a knack at imitating, to her chagrin. They're both great dinner and travel buddies and are always up for some fun. (I actually had plans to transfer over to the university in Palestine next semester that Leila will be going to, but they hit a brick wall. Ask me about that story sometime...)Anyways, Leila's dad Hassan is here to visit her for a week and he took us out to dinner, which is always great. (Free dinner + interesting people = an evening well-spent) Yesterday, Leila had an exam, so I brought Hassan along with me to find a traveller's backpack for the winter break. My roommate Patrick was gracious enough to take us all the way downtown to the monstrous Makola Market and soon enough, we found a nice used, sturdy backpack for $20US - it already had a Canadian flag sewn on it!
Patrick had to go home to study, but I got to be Hassan's tour guide for the rest of the morning. We went from Makola (perhaps the heartbeat of the city) on a tro-tro to Osu (the commercial Mecca of Ghana) to see Koala Market, Woodin fabric store, Frankie's bakery and other notable landmarks. Plus we got hassled plenty by hawkers and he was even mistaken for my father. We ended with lunch at a great salad bar (Sunshine Salads) with espresso. Cheers!
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