I'm baaaaaack. Made it home safe from Ghana, thanks for all the support and good wishes that were received in my absence. I have a lot to say about the trip - and naturally, about their markets and shops - but I'm still collecting my thoughts. Being there definitely had an impact on my consumptive behavior, prompted an evaluation of my eating habits...but more on that at a later date.

While there I consumed a ton of starchy foods, primarily cassava and plantain. Most meat served was chicken, which I don't particularly like, and kind of gross chicken at that. So I think I'm done with the bird. A homemade hot pepper sauce, hotter than any hot sauce I've ever had, accompanied every meal. Every morning I ate fresh pineapple, watermelon, or papaya, grown on nearby land.

The starchyness of most of my meals led me to crave produce, veggies, more fruit. To satiate, I rode my bike to Stanley's today, after a stop by the Renegade Craft Fair. At Stanley's, I bought:

- 2 heads of broccoli
- baby spinach
- 2 golden delicious apples
- shitake mushrooms
- crimini mushrooms
- dolmas
- 1 cucumber (to make tako-su)
- 2 zucchini
- 3 limes
- blueberries
- 3 yogurts (blackberry, raspberry, blueberry)
- focaccia

total: $16.20

Generally, food bought at Stanley's must be eaten within two or three days, or else it goes bad. Which shouldn't be a problem, I don't really feel like eating anything except produce. But that's when I feel like eating at all; unfortunately, I left Ghana not feeling so well in the belly. I was really careful not to drink unpurified water, and to wash my hands before eating, careful about all that stuff, but somehow ended up alternating between occasional hunger and moderate nausea for the last three or four days. Not fun. Since I'm not feeling up for a fast, it feels best to stick with fruit and vegetables till this passes.