To go to Togo!

[CLT::: "Unashamed" - Starfield]
Togo is the country to the East of Ghana; it's only about 3 hours travel time away (with no traffic!), yet the cultures are greatly different! Togo is a francophone country, and approaching the border you can tell things are changing. The streets are not as crowded as in Accra, and for the most part, people are pretty chill about you being there. Some of the international students went there this weekend because we had to get our Ghana visas extended, and it's so close.
As soon as we crossed the border, we hopped on motorcycle taxis (motos) and met our friends at their hotel. I was the only one of the four of us who spoke French, and it was so great to be able to practice with the moto-drivers and the people in the market-place. I'm so grateful to my high school French teacher (Mrs. Francis) for the wonderful job teaching us; I was delighted at how much I remembered! One of the moto drivers was super nice, and I got to talk with him as we were driving through the streets; he even helped us out when people at the voodoo market gave us a hard time.
We ate at a wonderful restaurant there for lunch that had French crêpes (yum!). Then, we traveled to the market. Since it was Sunday, not as many vendors were open, but we still got some wonderful baguettes! Oh they were great! It was a pretty quick trip, but it was great to just zip by the beach on motos and enjoy the French culture in Africa.