Trip: Africa 2009/2010
There are [43] stories from my trip: Africa 2009/2010
GHANA | Saturday, 9 Jan 2010 | Photo Gallery
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GHANA | Saturday, 9 Jan 2010 | Views [869] | Comments [5]
Today's interesting trip was a visit to a fetish priest - or Okomfo - who becomes possessed by the spirit of a particular Oborom(one of the lesser deities in the Ashanti tradition) and acts as its mouthpiece. Our fetish priest was Nana Abass and he sits ... Read more >
GHANA | Saturday, 9 Jan 2010 | Photo Gallery
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GHANA | Friday, 8 Jan 2010 | Photo Gallery
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GHANA | Friday, 8 Jan 2010 | Views [594] | Comments [5]
Monday saw us back at the orphanage after our NY break. Any order we had introduced - buying boxes to store nappies and baby clothes, dustbins for the rubbish strewn around - has gone out of the window and nappies were nowhere to be seen and more disturbingly, ... Read more >
GHANA | Wednesday, 6 Jan 2010 | Views [329] | Comments [1]
Well after trying unsuccessfully to get Barclays to part with my money, I went back to Swedru - and then promptly left to go away for New Year's Eve, again to the beach. When you're based in the south of Ghana, it's madness not to go to the beach at ... Read more >
GHANA | Tuesday, 29 Dec 2009 | Views [447] | Comments [10]
Today I went to the Arts and Crafts market to buy a few bits and pieces and was unlucky enough to have my purse stolen by a random chancer. Not sure how it happened as I always keep my rucksack firmly closed but if people want something enough ... I ... Read more >
GHANA | Monday, 28 Dec 2009 | Views [327] | Comments [1]
Well now that I've joined the ranks of the "early birds", it was no difficulty to get up at 5 on Christmas eve to get an early morning tro-tro to Hideout Lodge, via Tokoradi and Agona Junction ... Four hours on a plastic seat, squashed between ... Read more >
GHANA | Monday, 28 Dec 2009 | Photo Gallery
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GHANA | Wednesday, 23 Dec 2009 | Views [919] | Comments [11]
Dear all I just want to wish a very happy Christmas to those of you who celebrate it and season's greetings to those of you who don't. Happy New Year to one and all and I really hope that 2010 brings you health and happiness. I'm off to a place called ... Read more >
GHANA | Sunday, 20 Dec 2009 | Views [439] | Comments [1]
After yesterday's sad tales, I thought I'd lighten the blog somewhat by sending you some pix of shops that have struck me as particularly amusing. Pic 1 is for Keith, IT man spectaculaire, AKA Fix IT! See the name of the shop ... Pic 2 is called G-... Read more >
GHANA | Sunday, 20 Dec 2009 | Photo Gallery
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GHANA | Saturday, 19 Dec 2009 | Views [357] | Comments [6]
.... inevitably. The pictures don't depict the sadness that's found daily at the orphanage but the following stories will - Since my first day, I've befriended a lovely 11-year old girl called Sofia. She's bright, articulate, helpful and pretty (see ... Read more >
GHANA | Saturday, 19 Dec 2009 | Photo Gallery
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GHANA | Wednesday, 16 Dec 2009 | Views [348] | Comments [2]
... about his skin colour and I KNOW because he obviously took the same malaria tablets that I'm taking (doxy something or the other) which turn certain parts of your body (in my case, my legs) very white. The rest of me is turning a pleasant shade of ... Read more >
GHANA | Wednesday, 16 Dec 2009 | Views [460] | Comments [1]
Well, I left you on Friday sweaty, hot, dirty and tired - but nothing a little R&R couldn't cure, so Kirsten, Babita (my two NBFs - not really true Ruth C!!) and I packed our rucksacks and headed for the capital. One thing we've learned is that life ... Read more >
GHANA | Saturday, 12 Dec 2009 | Views [550] | Comments [10]
Friday 11th December, Swedru and Akwaakwaa, Ghana
Woken up as usual by the several cockerels that seem to know how much I love being woken up at 5 a.m. At just after 6, get up for my bucket shower and then venture outside to do some washing - two buckets, ... Read more >
GHANA | Wednesday, 9 Dec 2009 | Views [734] | Comments [6]
I've decided to adopt one of the babies at the orphanage - it's a toss up between Pamela age 6 months or Lena age 3 months. Maybe both? I arrived at my host family on Friday morning and I can't believe my luck. Margaret is the host mother and she's ... Read more >
GHANA | Thursday, 3 Dec 2009 | Views [794] | Comments [12]
I don't really know where to start. I only arrived 3 days ago and I'm in a different time and world, experienced all sorts of amazing things ... To give you some background info - there's one other volunteer with me this week so we've been hanging out ... Read more >
GHANA | Tuesday, 1 Dec 2009 | Views [565] | Comments [5]
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