THURSDAY

Super excited at the office today!! Turns out that we have feedback from the US about our presentation. They gave us the go ahead on which batik designs we should sample and which designs they thought wouldn’t work. We work as a team obviously but I am very happy to hear that all of my designs (besides one I wasn’t fond of anyways) we’re given the ok to sample!! Fire up!! They also didn’t like most of the silhouettes we picked out (there was some miscommunication since they were supposed to just be a bit of inspiration, not actual product ideas) For now we will be working on getting templates made and the go ahead made into samples. The new designers are given a chance to come up with some more batik stamps and the rest of us are asked to come up with more silhouette ideas. The softies idea cant work because there are so many regulations with children’s toys that we have to keep them small like ornaments but they love our ideas and we’re given the go ahead to come up with some patterns for new ornaments.

We leave early to go to Judy’s for the rest of the afternoon. What a great experience, she is such a lovely women!! It was nice to work with her because she just gave us a bit of direction and let us do our own work. The stamps I made I came up with quickly so I wasn’t that into the design but I just had such a good time. The chemicals we uses smell terrible and they sting my hand through the glove because I have a cut. Nick got burned because he added one of the chemicals to the dye too quickly and it bubbled up onto his hand. I don’t know much about chemistry but when they mix together it makes the temperature sky rocket; it’s over my head.


After batiking we stay and hang out with Judy for a while. Its nice for her to have visitors since she can leave her house. She gives us bananas (which are tiny here) and groundnuts (their just like peanuts). I hate bananas but I eat them anyways as not to be rude; surprisingly the bananas are not that bad and I might have to change my mind about them. As for groundnuts, for sure a favorite.

Back at the house I find another insanely large spider again (this time I got a picture so stay tuned). In Ghana I’m constantly the one getting poo’ed on, or tripping or the one who today broke their shoe walking home. The unfortunate is always knocking at my door so this time I’m not shocked I find him; at least he wasn’t in the shower with me like his buddy last time.






What time is it? HAPPY HOUR!




Kelly has been working with Eli to introduce new dishes and we get to be her test rats and try her new Guacamole and plantain chips. Global Mama’s cover our first round of drinks for the reason we’re at happy hour is to discuss some PR matters for when we return to the states. We have a choice between the Wizzy special and a smoothie type drink with strawberry gin. I choose the wizzy special. It has gin, strawberry gin and a mix of bitters. That’s all! And I find out … I don’t like bitters,I find I hate them and thin they taste like mold; what are bitters anyway? The guacamole on the other hand, way to go Eli, smash hit!!


We talk business till dinner is served. I cant remember the name but we have black eyed pea burgers and they are a definite hit. Talked about pr stuff for when we go back to the states. Had black eyed peas burger. There was lots of guacamole left and it went really well as a dressing on our burgers.




We stayed at Eli’s longer then usual and I think the Wizzy special when right to our heads, we all couldn’t stop laughing. Once back to the house we stayed up for awhile. I called James before I went to bed which was a perfect ending to a great day. I am full and feel satisfied; no cravings tonight.