Market Friday At Sofoline, Welcome to Kumasi

Hello Everyone,

And welcome to another edition of #marketfriday courtesy of @dswigle. Market Fridays are about about showing as the markets in your place of residents, any activity you have done which fits the category including window shopping counts. You could always join the community for more information but let me tell you about my marketfriday today.

Today am taking to a place called sofoline, the O is pronounced as in mango the rest should just fall in place. Sofoline is more or less a center or a confluence of the most popular towns in Kumasi, from hence you can also go everywhere and anywhere including other regions. Popular towns surrounding the area include Kwadaso, Suntreso and Abrepo Junction. The funny thing though is that sofoline itself is not a town, well i do not know if you can consider it a town since it is not a residential area but it on a boarder with residential areas. Sofoline is actually a market in the midst of a residential area which does not have its own township.

On this particular day i went to sofoline for the sole purpose of purchasing food items and fruits, for sometime now it is almost the only i go to town to do. With the advent of corona virus pandemic, schools were closed down and so myself and the family had to stay home. To protect ourselves from infection one of us were sent to town to get provisions when need be which basically every week and as i turn out to be the only male among 3 sisters and the youngest and most agile this fell on my lap. So i have been doing this chore for what like a month or two now?

Always is essential that one goes one in their protective apparel, so i always have my spectacles and my nose masks on. With my hand santizer at the side of my bag, you can never be too careful you know. I have also become fond of the tricycle not necessarily because of traffic but is convenient and i do not have to share seats with others, is the perfect social distancing vehicle. But in an attempt to practice social distancing for other vehicles such as the uvan and 207, the three seat is made to take 2 people whereas the 4 seat is made to take 3 people although to me is not much of a 1 or even 2 meters distance but what can we do as passengers is not as if i have my own vehicle. Am sure i will get some in the future though but until not i have to endure and protect myself as best as i can.

Lots of nations seem to be lifting protocols slowly but i do not know if this is right yet. Some are even preparing for politics, ah well, you knows. Ghana is currently awaiting the president's speech this Sunday to know what the future would hold for the Nation, the boarders are still closed, schools are closed together with other social gathering events but businesses have actively resumed though, maybe in his next address some more bans will be lifted or enforced.

Anyway this is what i have for you for marketfriday, Ghana is currently having 7,616 cases with 2,421 recoveries and 34 deaths.

Until we meet again next week, have a wonderful weekend