Hi. I'm Phil and I'm going to Accra, Ghana for 6 months on a CIDA internship. As of writing this, I have 36 hours before I leave home for good. I haven't started packing. I still have half a dozen documents to fill and send out. I haven't gotten any anti-malarial meds yet, nor have I started the regime. I don't have a place to stay in Accra. I don't know where the office I'm working in is located. And I don't have a clue what I'll be doing at this office, once I find it. Luckily I have a sense of adventure, or else I guess I could be a little apprehensive about the whole thing.

Oh yeah, and what's with the Shania Twain infusion? Well, I'm from Timmins, Ontario and part of being proud of where I come from means being proud that Shania Twain used to live down the street from me (well not really, but Timmins isn't that big, so kinda). And I think it'll be important for me and my readers to be reminded that, no matter what, the things I see in Ghana will always be from the perspective of a Northern Ontarian. Just like how Shania sees things. So it'll be like she's right there with me. A little creepy, but fun too!