I bobbed my head rhythmically to Simi's Shake Your Body. I had come to love Simi's songs and had most of them on my phone.

I spooned the contents of akume, pâtes and djenkoume into my waiting mouth. The dish was as superb as the other dishes I had tasted here.

I felt someone tap my shoulders and I turned to find Kofi already sitting on my side of the table. I unplugged my ear pod from my ears and beamed at him.

"Good morning, Kofi." I greeted him.

"Good morning, Ivory," Kofi replied after a while. "You seem happy."

I corked a brow and smiled, before returning to my...