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March 20th 2013
I had planned to post this blog right away, on Monday, but I had not realized what 5 days without internet would force me to catch up on many other as important tasks. CIEE, took the nifty nine, well technically now the ____ eight/ the ____ seven, and well, even at times just the ____ six (depending on the situation) to Kumasi (up North). We left at 5:30 am on Thursday morning for a 5 hour bus ride. First, we went to an Asante Traditional home where I got to read up on the history and hear about how the Asante dealt with British influence by keeping their traditions. Afterwards, we went straight to the Palace Museum to get a further tour of the Royal Chiefs and Mother Queens of the Asante Tribe. There were facts ... read more
November 26th 2012
The border of Ghana was a breath of fresh air. Although our French had come on leaps and bounds over the last several weeks it was nice to take a break and revert back to English. Ghana is still seen as a bit of a jewel in West Africa in terms of having one of the most stable governments in the region and a growing economy. The first thing we saw when crossing the border were the signs advertising ‘help lines’ that you could call to report any government official or police officer who attempted to solicit bribes from you. A far cry from what we had encountered so far! The border formalities were fairly painless and we slipped into Ghana without incidence. We again tried to offload are toxic Guinea Francs but this just invited ... read more
September 8th 2012
Praise is reading a book about island treasures, black dogs and Sea Dogs. I know a Sea Lion, Sea Horse, Sea Cow, Sea Oats, Sea Lettuce, even Sea Grapes but . . . what is a Sea Dog!? My father would ask each of us at dinner, “What did you learn today that you didn’t know yesterday?” It is such a great question! If we are not careful, life can simply pass by- one day at a time. In an attempt to challenge our family to “live conscious” I ask the same question. Thru Praise’s story book, we have learned that a Sea Dog is simply . . . an experienced sailor. Nine years ago on September 3rd Praise made his surprise entry into this world. Some of you know the story, struggle and miracles involved ... read more
August 16th 2012
I had a nice, short, informative blog entry all typed up when "blip" off went the electricity. The blog didn't seem long enough to have clicked "save" several times or even one time. Now I have a "Do Over"... Kirk and I both began our careers as missionaries with and organization called Youth With A Mission (YWAM). We met, married and moved to Ghana under the authority of YWAM/Mercy ships. Once someone is involved with this organization it seems YWAM is forever in your heart. Kirk is this week's teacher for the Discipleship Training School. DTS is a five month course which emphasizes on your relationship with God. Each week focuses on a different topic. The first three months of lecture are followed by two monthis of outreach, evangelism and humanitarian help. Our being here this ... read more
August 16th 2012
Another packed day lay in store. Duke and I woke up super late and we scrambled to get our gear together and have enough time to eat before taking off. In what was probably our nicest accommodation yet, I was insistent on indulging in the breakfast provided and I needed to fuel up asap. Ultimately we had about 10 minutes to chow down before loading up on our new and improved mini bus. Everyone was pretty quiet on this morning as we headed to the Manhyia palace in downtown Kumasi. It was built in 1925 by the British and housed the King of the Ashanti, and is now a museum showcasing Ashanti royalty and their interesting history. The Ashanti once controlled a great empire stretching over a vast swath of West Africa and used a golden ... read more
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June 6th 2012
Now that there are 5 teachers at the school in Apebouso, there's no need for me to spend so much time there so I homeschool Praise, Abigail in town. Being in town so much has it's own set of challenges - one being that Abigail and I get bored. Yesterday we decided to bake cookies to perk ourselves up. Abigail wanted to make cookies AND donuts. Of course, then Praise wanted to make his own batch of peanut butter cookies. Praise's made it thru their mixing stage and time in the oven. As I expected, the oven mouse JUMPED OUT when his little toes got too hot from the lit oven. We had cookies baking, Kirk & Praise chasing a mouse with brooms and Abigail standing on a little stool mixing her dough . . . ... read more
May 1st 2012
It has been over one year since my last blog entry. I wasn’t even sure I would still have access to the site. As we begin each new year we generally have a hope, idea and/or anticipation of basic events to come concerning family and work. The events of 2011 turned out to be very different from what Kirk and I had anticipated. In April 2011 my father informed me that he had been diagnosed with cancer - stage 4 - and asked if I would come home. May 8th Kirk took me to the airport and for the next six months he played the roll of “Mr. Mom”. Chemo treatments began within the month and continued through September. My father had a good summer despite the fact that chemo had no real effect on the ... read more
February 19th 2012
The Central Market in Kumasi is the largest market in all of Western Africa. With approximately 12,000 vendors within a 20-block radius one can find just about anything. There are recycling sections where new uses are found for scrap metals. Small, hot shacks where half a dozen men are making shoes or sewing children’s uniforms. Further down the narrow maze of alleyways that make up the market, there are sections of beads, music, house wares, clothes, food… it goes on and on, anything you want you can find in this market. And one’s choices for any given thing are extensive. You can take your pick from dozens of vendors all selling similar if not the same items. As I navigate the narrow, dusty walkways between the stalls, stopping to take a closer look at this or ... read more
November 3rd 2011
vi er begyndt at have afleveringer hvilket vi ellers ikke har haft før. Det er nogle gange lidt svært fordi vi skal sætte os ind i forhold omkring ghanesisk politik og økonomi. Men det er nu også spændende nok. Jeg har bestilt to kjoler ved en skrædder - er så spændt på om det bliver godt. Vi gik med hen til den skrædder Daria havde bestilt en kjole ved og så den hun havde fået lavet. Daria havde aftalt med ham at han ville give lidt afslag til os alle tre hvis hun tog os med derhen. Skal give 15 cedi(=55 kr.) for at få syet en knæ-lang kjole. Har stadig et stykke stof liggende som jeg ikke helt ved hvad jeg skal have syet af - bortset fra at det skal være en lang kjole... ... read more
Uge 9 og 10 - Advarsel mange sommefuglebilleder!
Published: October 25th 2011Africa » Ghana » Ashanti » Kumasi
October 25th 2011
Okay okay, nu er det ved at være ALT for lang tid siden jeg har fået gjort noget ved den her blog... FY Regitze! Og samtidig har jeg heller ikke skrevet dagbog i 2 uger, så har ikke liiige helt styr på hvad vi har lavet de forskellige dage Oooops. Men her kommer en lille beretning om det jeg kan huske - det er jo nok også det mest spændende. Fredag d. 7. inviterede vi Zel, Doris og Georgevich til frikadeller og rødvin, det var et hit! Georgevich var vild med sovsen og det endte med at vi gav Zel resten af frikadellerne med hjem fordi han var så glad for dem. Det var en super hyggelig aften hvor vi endte med at sidde ude på svalegangen og drikke øl :) Vi skulle op kl 2 ... read more
