http://www.travelblog.org/Bloggers/Ghana2007/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from Ghana2007 en-us Wed, 23 Dec 2009 03:14:00 +0000 Wed, 23 Dec 2009 03:14:00 +0000 A friend of mine had a conversation with coyote in a project that he is working on. I thought that I would give it a try. Coyote is a mythological creature in West Coast Native American stories. If you want more information on him please go to httpen.wikipedia.orgwikiCoyote28mythology29 . I thought it would be fun to share some thoughts with him about my African experience. Coyote is known http://www.travelblog.org/Africa/Ghana/Northern/Tamale/blog-231367.html I want to apologise for the delay in getting these last remaining blog entries up. I had written them but they were lost in cyberspace due to some sort of website malfunction. Now that it is holiday season I have some time to dedicate to rewriting all that was lost. The majority of the coming entries were written in Africa but may have some current reflection. The prince and the pauperI am sittin http://www.travelblog.org/Africa/Ghana/Northern/Tamale/blog-231365.html I have been sick as of late but this has afforded some personal reading time. I finished the Sun also rises by Ernest Hemingway and there is one line in the novel that is poignant to my experience in Africa. Mike is asked how he became a bankrupt and his response is 'gradually then suddenly'. This quote applies to so much of what I am going through my understanding of development language and Gh http://www.travelblog.org/Africa/Ghana/Northern/Tamale/blog-172779.html This is the first opportunity I have had to update my blog. I have moved to the Northern district of SabobaChereponi. The environment is savanah with each rains resulting in a greener environment. I have had the opportunity to see some of the district and have thoroughly explored the town of Saboba which has a population of about 3000. The main language is Likipapong Which I am slowly learning http://www.travelblog.org/Africa/Ghana/Northern/Tamale/blog-164656.html Wow it is amazing how quickly the date for leaving is coming up. I will be flying out of Pearson and flying via Italy to Accra. From there we will head north to Tamale where I will meet the longterm volunteer for more specific training. The predeparture learning is intense and am living with 26 people. I have learned so much and find myself reflecting on the many changes that I have made. As a g http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/Canada/Ontario/Toronto/blog-155173.html Akwaaba Welcome to my little corner of the cyberspace world. I will be spending the summer of 2007 working in Saboba in Northeastern Ghana with Engineers Without Borders. I will post more specific details as they become available. I leave for Ghana on May 6th after a thorough training in Toronto. Thank you all for sharing in this journey with me. Bio My name is Dan and I am currently a biology http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/Canada/Ontario/Hamilton/McMaster-University/blog-151261.html