When I was in Ghana in 2007 doing a clinical rotation at Korle-Bu, I worked closely with one physician who when it was time for lunch, would take out whatever she had brought or had one of the janitors go out to buy, look at me somewhat meekly over the top of her meal and […]
Ghanaians who don’t speak their native language
Hmmmm, I have a bone to pick. For the record, I am one of those Ghanaians who doesn’t speak their native language. A full-blooded Ghanaian. A Ghanaian with two full-blooded Ghanaian parents. A Ghanaian who spent at least a few years in Ghana. Okay? Let’s get all of that out of the way. My entire […]
Seriously Black Stars?
Wow! Not even third place? I guess the Black Stars of Ghana need to look for a new coach, a new approach, and maybe certain players need to spend less time in the recording studio. The African Cup of Nations is underway and the Black Stars of Ghana have played pretty poorly. We can’t expect […]
Un-Belize-able!
Saturday, we woke up at about 7am to bright sunshine. Bright sunshine. Of course. The day we plan to leave Belize will be the day of bright sunshiny hot weather. Caye Caulker was alive with life. Where were all these people the day before? Our flight was not until the afternoon so we enjoyed a […]
Caye Caulker Go Slow
We chose to spend our last full day on Caye Caulker, a smaller, far more relaxed island than Ambergris Caye where San Pedro is. We had designs on renting a kayak, or a jet-ski, or even try our hand at para-gliding. So would you know it? We woke up Friday to rain. We pressed on, […]
Last Night I Dreamt of San Pedro
It is said La Isla Bonita is sang about San Pedro, Ambergris Caye. I don’t know how true that is. Tropical the island breeze All of nature wild and free This is where I long to be La isla bonita I wish I were “where the sun warms the sky” for this vacation has featured […]
I can't believe people bet on chicken shit (Wahoo's Lounge)
So apparently, there’s this game in San Pedro, Belize, in existence since the 1980s called The World Famous Chicken Drop, where people get to bet on where a chicken poops and all (tourists namely) came out to watch. Given that I too am a tourist, I headed out to Wahoo’s Lounge on Thursday to see […]
Quest for the perfect sea almond fruit
Sometime in 2010, I wrote a blog post about salivating for Indian almond, the name by which sea almonds go by in Ghana. M’sa and I saw the trees on our way to and from San Ignacio, Belize. I was curious to know whether anyone else ate them so I asked our driver/tour guide. He […]
Snorkeling in the Belize Barrier Reef
The Belize Barrier Reef is the longest barrier reef in the Western Hemisphere, second in the world to Australia’s Great Barrier Reef. Charles Darwin in 1842 referred to it as “the most remarkable reef in the West Indies”. The ecosystem is quite diverse and it has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1996. Since […]
San Ignacio, Belize
We spent three nights in San Ignacio, the second largest urban area in Belize, about a 90 minute drive from Belize City and only 9 miles from the Guatemala border. The main street is Burns Avenue, on which we stayed, which is busy day and night, but not obnoxiously so. About a week before our […]
A lover of mangoes. A woman - smart, without pretense, lefthanded, Afropolitan - navigating this thing called life. An unapologetic believer in social justice and karma. Choosing to radiate positive energy and be true to myself. Here, my musings.