Blogs from Tamale, Northern, Ghana, Africa - page 9

Wow ok.. .so I've been in Ghana a month now. . .a whole month . . I can't even believe it and I'm just now getting hip to this travel blog thing which will make it much easier for me to entertain u all with my fabulous and not so fabulous tales. Tonight is our last night in Tamale. We've been here for a week and i think its my favourite part of Ghana thus far. Northern Ghana is on a whole a lot less hectic than the southern cities of Accra and Kumasi. We just got back from Mole park . .the national animal sanctuary, saw some antelope and some brazen monkeys .. (they came and stole our Ketchup after lunch yesterday the park staff had to chase them down to get it back )and ... read more

I don't know how any of this will be received but I'm throwing it out there because I don't care... remember to say it rather than read it... THE MOUNTAIN 9/9 soon the day will be sheltered we undertake these coverings hand by hand i pull night over us and you watch quietly knowing my intentions you're impressed by my brashness i grabbed your hand and snapped! let's not forget to say hello to each other first for them and obvious gesture then for us a whisper. makes mountains disappear. WOOD CARVING 9-23 The wood has been carved and she has been cut, back broken, shaking fast to the moment, frozen, she is stuck, smooth and dark. Africa made her, she was born than forgotten until her hips made the motion and oceans fell apart. He ... read more

So its been a little while since I’ve been able to write – time is nearing the end here and there’s still so much to fit in! Since I last wrote, I’ve been able to stay with another farmer (in Tolon district, where I was working earlier in July) and visit another new district (West Mamprussi) and the last week has been spent trying to analyse just about everything I’ve learned since I’ve arrived and form some conclusions – definitely not an easy task! For my stay in the village this time, I lived with Maamie and her family in Tali. The experience was just as good but incredibly different. It goes to show that although a lot of the villages, houses, etc. around here may look the same, each is pretty unique. You definitely can’t ... read more

Hello hello! Another updates, this time about my week in Yendi, a town/city about 100km from Tamale. During my tour on the first day by one of my co-workers, I was told that Yendi is “a big small town in West Africa” I laughed at the time, but looking back it’s a pretty accurate description. I really enjoyed my time there actually, and I’m looking forward to going back next week for another 5 days. Yendi is the Dagomba capital (Dagomba is the most prevalent tribe in this area), even though Tamale is the political capital of the Northern Region. It hasn’t been influenced as much by western culture as Tamale - there are no multi storey buildings, the food is pretty traditional but things are definitely changing - they have just opened their first internet ... read more