Skip to content

Monthly Archives: July 2008

In which our intrepid hero makes merry and prepares to travel once again

Greetings! Once again, I find myself writing from the confines of my mosquito net. The Ohum Festival has come and gone, and with it life in Old Tafo returns to normal. Festivals are an important part of Ghanaian culture; they are a chance for people who have gone to other places to return home, visit [...]

In which our intrepid hero twiddles his thumbs

Greetings from the home of the Ohum Festival. For the next four days, Old Tafo will be a place of happiness where the alcohol flows like water and the dancing goes on until dawn. Expect a full report next week. You know you’ve been at the Equator too long when you walk out of an [...]

In which our intrepid hero exercises with royalty

I completed my teaching practicum last Friday. It was a bit sad to leave the students who had helped me learn a lot about teaching in Ghanaian schools, but I was happy to be done with my daily 6am commute into Koforidua. I am also happy to be able to dedicate more time to language [...]

In which our intrepid hero engages in commerce

Good evening, folks. I’m out of reading material (I just can’t bring myself to read “Where There Is No Doctor” for fun — yet), so I have chosen to close my shutters, set my fan on oscillate, and open up my laptop. Anyway, some of you have been asking questions about money. The currency used [...]

Twittery Goodness for 2008-07-08

sitting in a classroom in Koforidua # Powered by Twitter Tools.