Ghana- beaches, food, English, I'm there

In two days I have my first West African vacation! We’re towards the end of hot season in Niger. Instead of starting my field of peanuts and sorghum and the subsequent backbreaking labor that marks the beginning of rainy season, I felt it more appropriate to reward myself with a vacation. For two weeks I don’t have to crawl up a mango tree or sprawl out on a plastic mat to make the 130 degree weather feel like 110 degree weather. I will instead be in Ghana, intermittently sipping icy beverages on the beach and jumping into the ocean. Refreshed with the ocean air, sea salts, and delicious Ghanaian street food, I will return to my little haven at the southern tip of Niger to start my backbreaking labor of four months.