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Background: Formed from the merger of the British colony of the Gold Coast and the Togoland trust territory, Ghana in 1957 became the first sub-Saharan country in colonial Africa to gain its independence. A long series of coups resulted in the suspension of the constitution in 1981 and a ban on political parties. A new constitution, restoring multiparty politics, was approved in 1992. Lt. Jerry RAWLINGS, head of state since 1981, won presidential elections in 1992 and 1996, but was constitutionally prevented from running for a third term in 2000. John KUFUOR, who defeated former Vice President Atta MILLS in a free and fair election, succeeded him.

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By Marla
October 24th 2009

pictures up soon Africa » Ghana » Greater Accra » Legon

Hey everyone, I havnt had time to go through my photos or shrink any of them and thats why the're not up yet. I ll try to get to that soon. Today i am the official medic at a rugby tournament,: i have not the slightest clue as to how i got into that. Someone asked if people knew a little first aid, i said yes and they said im now the official medic... YIKES!@!! i hope there are no serious injuries or anything.. more updates later! [View Full Entry]

By robinray
October 9th 2009

How to cook (while a resident on campus) in Ghana Africa » Ghana » Greater Accra » Legon

Step By Step Directions on How to Cook in Ghana: 1) Walk 15 minutes to the front gate of school, get hassled by the cab drivers for ignoring them, and proceed to wait for an indefinite amount of time until you hear a tro-tro (the Ghanaian hybrid of public transportation and car-pooling) “mate” (guy who collects the money) yelling out “Accra, ‘cra, ‘cra, ‘cra, Tema Station.” Try not to get sardined into the tro by the other 50 Ghanaians waiting for the two seats available. 30 minutes and three buckets of sweat later (these large vans hardly have win [View Full Entry]

By Patty Wack Wack
September 9th 2009

my third entry... my encounter with a Liberia refugee Africa » Ghana » Greater Accra » Legon

dear family and friends, it is almost been a month since i am here in this red dirt country, Ghana. life is definitely a lot busier with school being in full swing. i might even dare to say that i study more here than back home at Calvin College. even my roommate was amazing how hard i study... haha... or more like he was surprise by how hard a exchange student can study. my roommate and i had surely established a great friendship. we study together, we talk about theology of the Pentecostal churches which he attends every weekend, we discuss [View Full Entry]

By Patty Wack Wack
September 9th 2009

my fourth entry... who are we? Africa » Ghana » Greater Accra » Legon

dear family and friends: how are you all doing??? i think the school year had started for some of you and i wish the transition will be smooth and stressless. i went to the Cape Coast Castle and the Elmina Castle last week with my travel mates from Calvin. it was truly an eye opening and heart twisting experience. Those are not castle of the king or queen, prince and princess but of the slave master and slaves, of brutality and pain. i wrote a little reflection on it... i will post it here to share with you all: There i [View Full Entry]

By Patty Wack Wack
September 2nd 2009

second entry... i love ghana Africa » Ghana » Greater Accra » Legon

dear friends and family, how are you all... life here been well... with the ghanan way of living here: wake up early and sleep early... had make me a early riser too!!! over the last few day... we been around the city accra and all kind of markets, big or small!!! the market here is so lively and energetic. there are always noise, music and laughter. i love the market. there are so many people in one small place trying to sell and buy goods, interaction here is just so amazing and diverse. i can see so many different personality in [View Full Entry]

By Alli Beardsley
August 21st 2009

The Marathon of Registration Africa » Ghana » Greater Accra » Legon

These first few weeks of school have been really layed back. The reason for this is that registration has not yet been finalized. Unlike registration at St. Olaf, where we have a deadline to register before classes actually start, then another deadline for drop/add classes, there is only one deadline at the Uni. Of Ghana. By September 4th, all students have to be registered for the classes we are taking. Since classes supposedly started August 17th and the deadline isn’t until Sept. 4th, many seniors haven’t moved in yet and many students haven’t started showing up to classes [View Full Entry]

By robinray
August 20th 2009

Campus Photos Africa » Ghana » Greater Accra » Legon

Mensah Sarbah Hall

I finally think I am able to post stuff. Here are some of the first pictures I took, and some pictures of the campus. Will add more pics of the campus later! Enjoy! [View Full Entry]

By Alli Beardsley
August 12th 2009

The Uni. of Ghana Africa » Ghana » Greater Accra » Legon

First Glance of the Uni.

After orientation was over on the 11th, we moved into our dorms/homestays. I am in a dorm called Ghana Hostel, or Pentagon by students. It is a dorm with flats instead of corridors. It is sort of like Ytterboe at St. Olaf but only has three double rooms connecting to one main common area that has a table and chairs, a "kitchen" which is more like a small room with empty cupboards and counter space, a small deck where we hang our laundry and two bathrooms. The 15 CIEE students that are living in Pentagon this term are the only Americans [View Full Entry]

By JennH
August 6th 2009

Commonwealth Hall & Registration Africa » Ghana » Greater Accra » Legon

here goes a second time, I thought I saved the last one but apparently not. I went to Commonwealth Hall the other day - it is an all male dormitory on the top of campus. Before we went in we were told that woman are not allowed to wear any red inside. I guess red is a color of power and authority and therefore woman cannot where it in this hall... Anyways the hall was beautiful, there were a bunch or courtyard, and the architecture was beautiful. There were also about a million lizards all of which were the size of [View Full Entry]

By robinray
August 4th 2009

A Little Bit About Everyday Life in Ghana Africa » Ghana » Greater Accra » Legon

Soooo...everything is going well here...the power hasn't gone out for a week now, knock on wood. The water is another story though- it goes out about every other day. Fortunately, we have been making a few trips to the markets down town...(will tell you about those details later) so we can get buckets for storing water when it is running. Either way, the showers are cold in my dorm, so no matter what, getting clean is treacherous! I tell you, the sticky sheets and sweaty nights are the hardest part to adjust to. I wanted to mention stuff about getting around [View Full Entry]

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