by phil | Sep 3, 2010 | Ghana, Stories, W. Africa
Leaving Takoradi, I took a tro-tro to Agona Junction, a traffic circle that has become a small village. From there I needed to find a car to Akwidaa, the fishing village closest to where I was headed. The tro-tro (there is only one that goes to Akwidaa) had left...
by phil | Sep 1, 2010 | Ghana, Stories, W. Africa
Blazing out of Accra, red earth, two story termite mounds, and green everything else. On the bus to Takoradi, I was pleasantly hypnotized by the scene outside my window when the driver decided to let a pastor on board. The pastor yelled into our ears for two hours....
by phil | Aug 29, 2010 | Ghana, Stories, W. Africa
This post is automated. As you read this I am either here, here, here, or somewhere in between. I did not plan on spending two months in Accra. To be honest, I thought I would be here a week or two. Time plays tricks irrespective of where you are. One day becomes two,...
by phil | Aug 25, 2010 | Ghana, W. Africa
It has been raining a lot. Good weather for the Muslim population (who wants to fast in the equatorial sun?). Bad weather for general public health. The gutters, choked with trash, have been overflowing, and more than once I’ve had to walk through waste water a...
by phil | Aug 22, 2010 | Ghana, Music, W. Africa
Thank you to everyone that gave money to Akosua, Jennifer, and Afia. They were shocked, ecstatic, and very grateful. If you have not received it already, you will be getting a video message from them within the next few days. Thanks again. I finally secured my Cote...
