LL (that's Landlady) said the house was being cleaned up professionally on Monday. When we called to check up on it, she insisted we'd be "pleasantly surprised" with what we saw. Aimee the Roomie and I went over Monday night to check it out. Not Clean At All - open paint cans, smears on the floor, dust all over the place.
Meanwhile, Jens got a phone call yesterday evening, saying that the mattresses we had ordered were ready. (As the new place is unfurnished, obviously we'll need something to sleep on until the shipment comes in, and we'll use them as guest mattresses once our real ones come in.) So he went over there to take the delivery and put them somewhere. He reports the place is now sparkling clean. All that remains is the cooker (stove/oven) needs to be installed and the internet needs to be set up. (their promise of last Friday became Tuesday became today...) If they take much longer, I'm convening a wild party in our flat. We're directly above their office. That'll force them to leave the office and go get our internet set up!
Tonight we're off to yet another concert at the Alliance Française (well, March is Francophone Month at the Alliance, so I guess it's full of special events). The Ivorian Dobet Gnahoré is apparently a singing, dancing, drumming sensation, and we get to see her for the bargain price of 6 cedis.
The choir's fantastic fun. I'm in a four-strong alto section along with seven tenors, six sopranos and two basses. We have a show on April 30th, a benefit for Japanese tsunami/earthquake victims. The director is dynamic and devoted. I am so, so excited to be singing again.
In personal news, I'm inches away from calling a local dentist. My teeth are starting to go crazy every time I have something cold and/or sweet. No fruit juice in Accra? I don't think so! My No Worries guide (in-depth insider-insight Yellow Pages written by expats, for expats) has a good list of recommended dentists, so we'll see.
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