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students are not allowed to leave until 4:00 p.m. I usually slip off to the air-conditioned computer lab to relieve myself of the intense heat and humidity. There are ten computers, recently donated, with no Internet access. Solitaire, however, never quite looses its appeal.
When the bell rings for closing, I meet Anita at the gate and we board a tro-tro towards home. As we walk from the junction, I admire the colors of Africa. The dirt is brick red with trees everywhere. Bright green fronds and tall leaning palm trees. My town, Takoradi, is on the coast so a good ocean breeze is usually blowing. Young and old alike greet the two of us as we pass them lazily on the road.
Anita and I gossip about the day or often discuss politics. Ghana will hold it's presidential elections on December 7th, 2000. Since President John Jerry Rawlings is stepping down for the first time since the country gained its independence from Britain, it will also be the first time Ghana will change its government through a democratic process. Conversations are usually heated.