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Photo of the week – Travelling first class
July 12th, 2010 | No Comments
Celebration of Life – Part Two
June 25th, 2010 | No Comments
GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOAL!!!!!
June 16th, 2010 | No Comments
‘Fighting Fair’ in Relationships
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Celebration of life – Part One
June 3rd, 2010 | No Comments
Photo of the week – Travelling first class
I caught this one while travelling down a major road in Accra. Don’t get the impression that the main streets of Accra are crowded with stray chickens and goats, not at all, so this was a particularly interesting sight. The goats on top of the bus are not tethered or roped in.
Celebration of Life – Part TwoGhanaians celebrate the end of life with the same gusto that they welcome it. For the Ashanti tribe, it is of particular significance. A funeral is a major social event.
Ashanti funerals often take place several months, even over a year after the person has died. The reason is that the family must often save for [...]
Ghanaians love football. As a visitor to Ghana, even if you know absolutely nothing about the sport, you cannot help but know about the Black Stars. There is no point fighting the fever, don your Ghana colours, relax and you’ll fit right in.
Celebration of life – Part OneLast Friday, I invited a Ghanaian friend to accompany me to an event on Sunday.
“I can’t go this Sunday, I am going to an outdooring,” was her reply.
“A what?” I asked, sure I had misheard.
“An ‘outdooring’” she repeated.
An outdooring ceremony (also called a naming ceremony) is a Ghanaian tradition, at which a newborn child is [...]
Another complicating factor driving in Accra (see initial post on this treacherous activity) is the vehicles that are broken down on the road. Very often the cause of a traffic jam is a disabled vehicle in the road. Surprisingly quite a few of those vehicles are old Mercedes (hope I don’t get sued but it [...]
