Blogs from Ho, Volta, Ghana, Africa - page 3

A day at an outreach clinic + Celia’s boyfriend’s research project = spontaneous weekend trip across border to Togo capital city of Lomé. Hadn’t planned on visiting Ghana neighbors, though heard border crossing was easy. Well, it is…if you are Ghanaian! But, still, relatively simple for a visitor. During down time at an outreach clinic in a small village called Ando No. 2 (outlying village of Have), I pulled out my Ghana map and tourist guide. Joyce and Louisa, clinic nurses, showed us their homes on the map, one of which is very near the Togo border in southeast Ghana. Both talked about how Ghanaians regularly cross the border to buy cheaper goods, and the ease of border crossing. This information would not have been quite so interesting if Celia’s boyfriend had not done a research ... read more

As most of you know by now, I have a wonderful opportunity to participate with a non-profit volunteer organization called Cross-Cultural Solutions (CCS). CCS places volunteers in countries around the world in partnership with sustainable community initiatives and brings people together to work side-by-side while sharing perspectives and fostering cultural understanding. With my background in history and elementary education, I have discovered a perfect fit in an overseas program in Ghana. I will embark on this journey with my friend and co-worker, Tina Harris, on Friday, July 11, 2008. I was able to get a direct Delta flight to Ghana from JFK! Can you believe it's only 15 hours??? I should be hearing from CCS in the next two weeks about my placement in the community. Fortunately, I'll have access to the internet in town. It's ... read more

Here are some photo's of my trip back to Ghana.... read more

Only 5 days left in Ghana - I knew that 2 weeks would go past too quick. There's so much I could do here, or places to visit but not enough time. This time next week I'll be back at my desk at work - there is no comparison to life here! When I was here last year, I randomly met an artist called Kofi who I bought some paintings from. I remembered roughly where he lived so on Friday morning I set off to find him. He is not far from the hotel I am at so it only took about 10 minutes to find him again, and he remembered me straight away. I told him I was looking for a painting in a specific colour but he did not have one. However, he simply ... read more

I'm finally back in Ho!! 1 year and 2 months after I left, I've made it back. When I first came to Ghana in January 2007 I thought it would be a one off - that I would never do it again, but after 8 weeks I knew I would have to come back one day. I met so many great people and had such an amazing time at Prince of Peace school and the SWODC orphanage that I had to come back. There has been no internet access until today - due to the weather, so I have a lot to say..... I think I felt more nervous about coming this time - I'm not sure why, probably because I was worried it would not be as good as I remembered or that something would ... read more