Living in another country

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Accra, Ghana

How would you describe the availability and cost of groceries and household supplies relative to your home country?

We have an AEA commissary here that gets regular shipments of dry and frozen goods. Prices are higher than in the US, so anything that you use a lot of you will probably want to...

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You really have to learn to adapt to live here and be ready for a roller coaster ride. Some days it is great to be here and others you really are not happy. It's very...