Comic relief though billboards today. I bet you didn’t think you could get red red, fried rice, banku & stew at your local TakoBell! If after gorging on fast food, you wanted “to have a flat tommy”, you could join the Dzorwulu Keep Fit Club every Sunday at 5:30am. Waste management is a term Accra […]
Ghanaian Politics 101
It’s not everyday that I learn something new! Apparently, since 1992 when Ghana had its first democratic elections in the 4th Republic, politics mirrors that of the US. Huh? Well, I’ll explain. First, the basics. Since 1992, elections have been held every four years, in December, a month after the US elections. Ghana has a multi-party […]
Football Fever
Leaving the J residence of mourning, Accra felt very still. At first I thought the whole city was in mourning over the week’s 3 horrific major highway accidents which had left a total of 27 people dead. Weekends in Ghana are typically for burials, funerals, and memorials. But while Accra was indeed in shock, it […]
Headlines: Post-Bush optimism & gas prices on the other side
Here in Ghana the headlines are the same as they were in the USA with the exception of the aforementioned STC bus accident that was the front page news. There is more optimism about a post-Bush world and a lot of hope for an Obama USA. Al-Qaddafi has just put Obama on blast stating “our […]
Off to Ghana again!
I am off to Ghana again! Yay! Inbound to JKF airport on Delta where I am to connect to a direct flight to Accra. So why does the gate seem to be the most hectic scene at JKF. You would think it was first come first served! Oh Ghanaians. I just sat back and watched […]
Life after Ghana
Life after Ghana. Is that even possible? I have learned a lot about myself over the past two months. More importantly, I have learnt what is important in life. I am aware of all the little miracles of life and grateful for all that I have. It is amazing that just 8 weeks can change […]
My Last Weekend in Ghana
I won’t say my time in Ghana came fast, however I can’t believe it is already my last weekend in Ghana. Already March 2007. Wow! Leaving Ghana comes with mixed feelings. I’m certainly looking forward to “getting back to my life” – to my normal routine – to that stressful daily grind I have become […]
Kwame Nkrumah
Kwame Nkrumah (9/21/09 – 4/27/72) was the first president of Ghana and one of the most influential Pan-Africanists. He was born in Nkroful in Nzemaland. He was educated in Ghana, the US, and the UK. He returned to Accra in 1947 where he soon started to cause trouble for the British who at that time […]
Ga Mantse Funeral
The plan yesterday was to sightsee in Accra. Unfortunately for me, it was also the day for the Ga Mantse funeral. The Ga-Mantse is the paramount king of the Ga-Adangbe people who are the native inhabitants of Accra. Several sub-chiefs serve under him. There is no Ga-Mantse now though. The last one, Nii Amugi II, […]
Return to Accra By Way of Noe-Elubo
So after all our talk about flying, we decided to return to Accra from the Ivory Coast by road by way of Elubo. The border had re-opened 4 days after the skirmish and we thought we would be fine. The trip to Noe, the border town on the Ivorian side, in the local trotro was […]
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.