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The Star of Africa
(May 21 '06)
"Maybe I shouldn't, but I couldn't help it. It was that pathetic, typical Westerner in me that had to show sympathy even though they don't want sympathy, they just want a chance."
Ghana is definitely not Burkina Faso
(Mar 29 '06)
Accra is definitely not Ouagadougou, nor is it Cotonou, nor Lome. Although we spent only one single day there, both Margie and me can say that it's just more developed than any other cities we've seen ...
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After Aba House on Monday, the week only got busier! And, it had been such a long day that day I even forgot to write about my church ...
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Paradise, Ghana
(Jan 15 '03)
Burkina Faso is a pretty small country and we didn't get to see a lot
of it. We headed south from Ouaga through some national park (didn't
see any wildlife except the usual ant and mossies) to the ...
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Day 11
( '06)
"So to all those women out there that consistently slave over hot stoves, dirty laundry and unkept houses, I salute you."
My first days in Accra
(Jul 03 '06)
I arrived in Accra after a day and a half of travel!! It was so exhausting. Right now I'm staying at an oceanfront guesthouse (sounds way nicer then it is) and volunteering at a school an hour away. ...
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I safely made it to Ghana. I met a Catholic father on the plane and he invited me to see him in Kumasi, a town I am planning on seeing later. ...
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Last Week in Accra
( '06)
I can't believe I'm writing this journal entry and had to title it what I did. I've already been here for a month?!
Time really flies when everyday is filled with new and exciting things... I ...
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Our First Weekend
( '06)
I have just a few minutes to update about my first weekend spent in Accra, and an eventful weekend it was!
Friday after classes and laying by the pool a huge group of us went to one of our ...
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Hey everyone,
Yesterday I battled the Internet. And I can comfortably say I had my ass kicked. I tried to send this post four times at two different internet cafes and it ...
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Recent Blogs for Accra
From paradise to Tema
(Dec 06 '07)
"A place with all the charm of Middlesbrough (well perhaps not quite all)"
So here I am again swapping an official workstation for one in an 'interesting' Internet cafe. More about the constant comings ...
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So, this is just a short entry with pics to come shortly, probably tomorrow. Yesterday was a holiday – July 4th – so we got ...
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Today Ghana began making more sense. The culture shock is beginning to fade and I am beginning to enjoy being in this city and this country. I look ...
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