The main entertainment in Savelugu (the village where I lived) and common in the north, are funerals. These are usually for an old chief and take place for about a week. The drumming and dancing is repetitive, but the best part about funerals is people watching. In the background of the photograph, you can see the thatch roofed compounds. Most people in the village live in homes similar to this one. Most parts of Savelugu have electricity (for those who can afford it), but since the whole country runs on hydroelectricity and the Lake Volta is frequently low…electricity is not always reliable.