Paul is in Accra, Ghana conducting a survey experiment and sneaks into a hostel pool in his neighbourhood of Kokomlemle to beat the heat. Hannah, who is unable to go to China to complete her Master's (remember the global pandemic??), has travelled to Ghana with best mate Marth to "work from home".  Their aquatic meeting includes a brief chat about education, development, and politics...

The murky pool in question

A friendship of a just a few hours spread over three-or-so meetings comes to an ostensible end in the patio of italian restaurant POMONA as Paul departs his goodbye party and Ghana, having exchanged a few reading and music recommendations...