Let my enemies live long

Accra:
Hello and welcome back to Radio Ghana. It's been a long and needed break for me and I hope to upload a few pictures as soon as possible.
Many things happened, in Ghana and outside, since my last (serious) post.
Let start with no particular order:

Holidays were great, and very needed. I realized this is the first serious break i have taken since September 2007, when i started the Msc. It was lovely to spend some time home with family and friends without the concern of an upcoming deadline.
Among the highlights of this break is the discovery of the diaries of my great - grandfather. This gentleman named Ubaldo Savini, on the run from a marriage, sought and obtained a posting in Somalia as colonial officer in 1920, where he spent about 4 years and wrote more 1000 pages of memories (how bored hey?). I find it amazing.

Ghana has now a new president: John Atta-Mills, leader of the opposition party. Elections went very smoothly at the surface, although word of the street says that the votes of the Ewe in the Volta region were forced towards the NDC by the killing of two local NPP supporters.
A more radical croiwd claims that NDC was ready for war, and realizing that Nana Akufo-Addo wisely stepped down and didn't challenge the outcome of the elections.
I doubt this is the case. NPP politicians have been too sure of themselves during the whole campaign and too deaf to the population. Plus, a large portion of the population seems to value change more then continuity as (they argue) it benefits democracy.

Alitalia went from public to private hands on the 12th leaving me in Rome for a extra day.

Back in the office, boring as usual. Today I lost the whole morning chasing (unsuccessfully) the key of a room where a document I need is..One the positive side, I have been associated to the statistical office of the ministry, which gives me more access to the data and analysis. We'll see how that works out.

The title of this post is taken from the rear of a tro tro, and I find reflects perfectly the non confrontational spirit of Ghanaians.