nothing matters

i have learned! that

in ghana, the only way to stay sane is to not have ANY expectations under any circumstances. and you have to realize that time doesnt exist. it doesnt matter how many other things you need to do, or how long something should logically take, because it will guarunteed take at least 4 times longer. i've become so okay with everything that happens to me.
i got stuck in our hostel bathroom, naked, for about 25 minutes the other day. they had to break the door open to get me out.
i spent 7 hours at the hospital the other day. maybe 15 minutes of that was spent doing something other than waiting.
a few nights ago our taxi driver went past where we were supposed to turn. we told him to turn around several times but instead he just kept driving for 15 minutes past our dorms and then turned around.
every time we go on a bus trip, we leave 2 hours late. minimum.
we were supposed to move into our permanent rooms on a monday. every time we asked them when we were going to move they smiled and said "soon!". finally on friday, they said "tomorrow". we went to the porters lodge the next day and they said "ok yes, when you come back". so we went to get food, came back, and then walked from one end of the dorms to the other, probably 6 times, searching down the the people we needed to move us in.

things just move so much slower here. which i'm totally ok with, but just know that when i call you or tell you i will call you, or if you write me a message, know that it will take a long as time. so maybe set your watches to ghana man time.