Travel to Work

Tomorrow I’m working in Cape Coast. I’m not amused. One of our volunteers there is causing trouble. I’m doing damage control. Our volunteers, one out of ten of them acts matured. The rest of the time it’s just like running a nursery school. It’s the pettiness that kills me. Anyways so I’m working in Cape Coast tomorrow, If I wake up.

Today, I worked on the refugee camp. Getting there was a 45 minute drive. I go there every Thursday on evaluation visits with our volunteers there. How things have changed! We now have volunteers who seem happy with the improvements we’ve made. Last year I had to deal with the devil and her cohorts. It wasn’t pretty, I had just been employed. Dumped into incredible chaos.

Today, only one out of the three camp NGOs, I scheduled meetings with was available as assured. Then, I had to run around the camp looking for the second person because she wasn’t where she said she would be. The third person was out of coverage area.

This morning I had an argument with the taxi driver I took to work. He wanted me to pay more. It’s very annoying when a taxi driver does that. I got to the road side flagged him and told him where I was going.

“2.50″, he said.

“I’ll give you 1.50″, was my response.

“No 1.50 is too low, make it 2.00.”

“Well, I can’t. Everyday I pay 1.50″

“But that’s too low”

“Well, for you. Everyday the drivers I stop call out 2.00 when I tell them where I want them to take me and I offer 1.50. You are too expensive so I cant’ take you.”

With this I move to stop another taxi, he calls me back.

” Sit down, I’ll take the 1.50.” So I sit and we move.”

Just when we’re about to get to my office he whines:

“The 1.50 is too small. It’s unfair. You know it’s too small and you should pay more.”

I stare blankly at the back of his head. It’s so annoying when taxi drivers do this, trying to get you to pay more than what has been agreed on. I don’t need this kind of stress in the morning. I replied:

Look here taxi driver, I was going to take another taxi when you called me back and accepted my offer. Nobody forced you. So stop complaining and take the money. He takes the money but continues to complain.

I walk away but he calls after me:

“Passengers are so cheap! I know you would have preferred the ride to be free!”

I roll my eyes and keep walking.

“Have a nice day too, darling”, I mumbled.

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