Friday February 7th 2011

I missed breakfast at 0700 the next morning, stupid Super Bowl.  In the morning we went to some ceremony where locals were once again talking about our college experience.  My good friend Drew Johnson, Alex and I decided we were not going to sit through one of those again so we left.   Alex plays soccer at a University in Hilo, Hawaii so he brought a bunch of soccer balls for kids.  We pumped one up and started playing in a dirt patch in the middle of town and soon enough a few kids joined us.  It is pretty cool when something like that happens because you really have to stop and think where you are and what you’re doing at the moment.   I was in Ghana on a Monday playing soccer with a bunch of local kids.  I can’t take this for granted.  Alex gave his ball to them and we continued walking.  Charlie joined us after the ceremony ended and then we had the opportunity to give our One World Futbol away.  We found the perfect kid working in a market with his mother to give it to.  It was a 7 year old boy named Bennie and he could not have been happier when we started playing soccer with him.  The pictures that I have are really funny of him smiling with the ball and I will make a post of them as soon as I can.  It was a special moment to be able and give that away.  After eating lunch, we left to go back to Takoradi.  On the way home I met a girl named Whitney who I spent a good amount of time talking to.  She asked me if I want to go along with her in China to Hong Kong, the Great Wall at Beijing, and finally to Shanghai.  She is going with one other friend and going with no more than 4 people because she did not want to travel in a big group... that sounds perfect, plus she’s hot… so I think I’m going.  That night a bunch of us went right across the street from the ship to a Duty Free for some drinks.  I know it sounds weird but it was fun.  We then went to some bar about 10 mins away called Ocean Bar.  It was some pool bar that had a bunch of prostitutes in it.  I absolutely hated it and it’s not even worth writing about.  Best part of the night? They played Waka Waka by Shakira, dats my jam in Africa.  Holler.  End of night.