Day 26 (wednesday)

Woke up a few times and never really got a good sleep. Ernest called a couple times around 6 and shortly thereafter but since we weren't meeting up today there was no need for him to come by. I had to go buy more credits this morning because apparently I didn't know how to “bundle” (this system is so terrible and makes absolutely no sense...I figured that if you uploaded the credits on your computer that it would automatically know that it was for your computer [internet] but no such luck...you have to enter a few different screens and plug in a few different codes [that you would never know unless someone told you] before you have sufficient internet access) so I ended up only having about an hour and a half worth of internet before it ran out. Today has been nice so far, the sky is overcast and the temperature is decent, the power is out, and we don't have to do too much. Well, scrap that, the internet apparently doesn't like me, this time I bundled it (downloaded one thing) and browsed for a bit but it ran out on me...definitely only going to be using the internet cafes from now on. The phone is out of credits and Maureen left to meet a classmate, Celine, who called me to get a hold of her to tell her that she couldn't meet up today but there's no way for me to catch her either. Early lunch was good and now I suppose I will shower and then go for a walk somewhere. Scratch that, the water is off too and the house caretaker is not around so I will have to wait on that too...hmmm. Decided to freshen up a bit and go for a walk, the sky was pretty dark but I decided to go anyway...took a tro tro into the middle of campus and walked to the internet cafe at republic hall and just as I sat down, the sky unloaded and then after my hour was done, it let up a little. I decided to walk the rest of the way home instead of catching a ride, the cool air and slight moisture felt really nice...the kids were all just getting out of school so they would all gaze at me and I greeted them with a smile and waved to them, what a great walk it turned out to be (I was absolutely soaking wet though!). I warmed up some leftovers from earlier and rested for a bit but got up soon after and was ready to go again (i'm not quite sure where this energy is coming from but it's kind of cool). Lost some of the energy...and the power, hmmm, what a coincidence. Miraculously the power came on again and the water was finally turned on at 6 pm. Went to buy some credits for my broadband (i've just been recharging Maureen's) and it's not letting me enter the codes...this is really becoming entertaining. So i've tried to put the sim card in the phone and try it that way...it accepted the codes finally but now I need to figure out how to bundle? (still not really sure what that means) before I waste 10 more cedis on this nonsense. Well, I plug it in and it tells me I only have 7.5 credits and I had to use some data just to write a message to the company that didn't even send. Finally laid my weary little head to rest...only to wake up several times throughout the night, still loving it though!