Jun 15 2008
Say What You Need To Say – Ghana 05/08
More on the Meeting May 13, 2008
(written May 14th)
When the meeting ended everyone walked across the street to the restaurant where we had put in our food order. SOHI was picking up the tab since they called the meeting 
This is the first time I have had anything more than a soda at a restaurant. They sat us based on what we had ordered. The “chicken and rice table” had the fewest Ghanaians, since it was the safest and most recognizable food. First they brought buckets of cold soda bottles with extra long straws. Then the food came out. Ghanaians like spicy food. Conversations continued as we ate, the mood was happy and positive. The meeting was a success. There was a radio station playing loudly at the outdoor restaurant and even though we heard little recognizable music during our previous visit, a familiar song started playing and it seemed a perfect fit. John Mayer, singing “Say.” It was so surreal hearing John singing that song while I sat in the midst of so many different people from so many different nations having lunch in Ghana, Africa after discussing the best possible future for deaf Ghanaian children.
