Saturday morning, British cousin, his friend, and I set off bright and early to Rustenburg for the Australia – Ghana game. Rustenburg is a couple hours away. There’s minimal traffic until we hit congestion right around the stadium. Chaos I tell you. Traffic chaos. Parking chaos. The parking area wasn’t well delineated although if you […]
Ke Nako for real!
My first game is Serbia – Ghana at 4pm about an hour away in Pretoria. The plan was to meet with British cousin who was staying with other family in Kempton Park and then we would all ride together to the stadium. However, that morning, plans changed and I was to be there by two […]
The Road to South Africa
I have been talking the talk for several years now. You know the one. It goes something like this: “one day I want to climb Mount Everest” or “before I die I want to see all the seven wonders of the world”. So it’s only natural that when South Africa won the bid to host […]
Salivating for indian almond, cocoa pulp and other random tropical fruits
Today, I had a sudden urge to delight in Indian almond. Too bad I’m nowhere near one. Indian almonds are one of my childhood delights, in addition to cocoa pulp, the jelly like sweet & tangy substance that surrounds each cocoa bean in the pod (see below), the previously described alasa, tiger nuts, fresh coconut […]
Earthquake Scare – Ghana on edge
So in my last post, I reflected on the situation in Haiti being made worse because an unpredictable natural disaster compounded poverty, poor infrastructure, and political corruption. I wondered if other impoverished countries in this world would have been prepared especially countries known to be seismic zones…like Ghana. That was just an intellectual exercise. So […]
Haiti revisited
I think of myself as being able to accept the possibility that I am wrong and others right. 🙂 I believe that others are entitled to their opinions just as I am to disregard them. Which is why as ludicrous as it was, as trivial as the comment given the magnitude of the disaster in […]
Ghanaian Politics 102 – The Better Man Won!
After three rounds of voting, the presidential elections in Ghana are over, and a winner has been announced. Akuffo Addo, the best man, lost to Atta-Mills, the better man. Obama and the Democrats brought back NDC and Rawlings while McCain’s embarrassing loss signalled the end of the NPP season. Refer to Ghanaian Politics 101 if […]
Iceland: Rags to Riches…to Rags?!
The most stunning news to me in the past 24 hours is the collapse of the financial system of Iceland and the likelihood for the country to declare bankruptcy. Not too long ago, the experts were marveling at how the past century chronicled a miraculous ascent to wealth and economic power for this tiny Scandinavian country […]
My Delta Airlines Nightmare
This stems back to my trip to Ghana in June 2008. The day we were to return to the US, there had been rains here in the States, meaning that the Delta flight was two hours late coming from JFK to Accra. The time was not made up on our flight from Accra to JFK. […]
World Heritage – Elmina Castle
My visit to Ghana this year was marked by a visit to Cape Coast. I have passed through several times before on my way to Nzema from Accra but have never explored. Elmina Castle in Cape Coast was built in 1482 by Portuguese traders who wanted to protect their interests in the gold trade. They […]
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.