Hello guys. Today, I'm going to Benin's Embassy in Accra to get a single entry visa. In general, visa rules are fairly "lax" (relaxed) in comparison to those of the United States. For example, in order to get to Benin, I'm going to have to drive through Togo. At the Togolese border all I will have to do is pay them $30 and they will allow me to pass by. On the other hand, to get a US visa, you'd need proof of employment, schooling, ties back to your home country. You'd need an address, a significant amount of money, a letter from an employer oh and if you had a criminal record you could forget about a visa.

Tomorrow, I'm going to take a bus ride from Tema to Kumasi, a city which is close to the center of the country. Kumasi is known for its art, its markets, its lake, and probably most importantly Tema is the seat of the Ashanti tribe. The chief of all the tribe has a palace there. A classmate from school is interning in a hospital there and is living with a local family so "I can kill two birds with one stone."

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By the way...Nante yiye (Farewell).


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