Know any Twi?

As some of you know, I'm heading to Ghana over Spring Break with the IU Kelley School. I'm the "marketing" person on the trip. So I've created a Facebook group and linked it to the blog. I've started looking for the appropriate clothing to take. It's actually quite fun to know I'm going to be getting some new Patagonia or Mountain Hardwear to take with me. Now if I could just shed those holiday pounds....

I'm not going on the trip solo. I'm going as part of the Emerging Economies class. There are 18 students, 1 faculty member, and 2 other administrative personnel going. Part of the academic experience includes learning about the culture of Ghana - and some of the language. We had a great class last week and I'm stoked to see what we'll learn this week. I know how to say eat, my name is, where I'm from, and the appropriate way to knock on the door and gain access to a room. It's all very cool. Twi is a language that uses the same word to mean many different things and it's all decided on your intonation. I know I'm going to mess this up. I'll think I'm asking someone to pass the rice and I'll end up calling them a toad or something. Call the American Embassy and have them ready for my arrival. I'm sure they'll be called more than once about me.