http://www.travelblog.org/Bloggers/strutting-somewhere/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from strutting somewhere en-us Fri, 01 Jan 2010 11:22:55 +0000 Fri, 01 Jan 2010 11:22:55 +0000 I seem to be running 100 miles an hour towards the finish line these days as it is hard to believe that camp is over in a little more than two weeks Despite the race against the clock life continues to go well here in Eabametoong as there is never a dull moment between camp running aftercamp activities hanging out with cool kids and the many community events that go on during the weekend. Si http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/Canada/Ontario/Fort-Hope/blog-425904.html While itrsquos only been a little over a week since I have written I feel as if months have passed as so much has happened since I last wrote. Camp took off in full swing last Monday and I feel as if I have been going 100 miles an hour ever since. Despite a large number of registrations during our preparation week only about half of those registered showed up on the first day. While this was s http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/Canada/Ontario/Fort-Hope/blog-419589.html The more I travel the more I seem to learn the same lesson over and over again all of the experiences that I gain contribute to an ever expanding learning processes about the injustices and inner workings of the world that we live in today. By no means an idealistic attempt at changing the world the experiences I have chosen to involve myself in have guided me on a path to a greater understand http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/Canada/Ontario/blog-415643.html OK OK I know that I havenrsquot been updating for a while letrsquos blame it on my time is wrapping up I have had serious writerrsquos block and I was trying to make an AMAZING entry which this is unfortunately not but stay tuned Save yourselves for the amazing entry in the coming weeks P.As for life as always in Ghana itrsquos cool. Hard to believe I only have 5 weeks of work l http://www.travelblog.org/Africa/Ghana/Greater-Accra/Accra/blog-285773.html At the insistence of several avid readers of the blog I have concluded that I am long over due for my next entry so here it is Since I last wrote I have had the privilege of having my lovely Mum come to visit me She arrived just before Easter weekend to kick off her 8 day visit to Ghana. The reunion at the airport was sight to behold with both of us waving frantically at each other over the c http://www.travelblog.org/Africa/Ghana/Central/Elmina/blog-267678.html Since the last time I have written I have yet again embarked on the incredibly long journey to Northern Ghana apparently I canrsquot get enough of 12 hour bus rides I have also managed to run myself into a confused circle about thesis and get my hair braided crazy rasta style however neither of these things are as exciting as my trip so I will begin with thatThe purpose of my trip wa http://www.travelblog.org/Africa/Ghana/Upper-East/Bolgatanga/blog-256966.html So this entry is a bit outdated as the African Cup of Nations concluded last weekend however the events of the games made quite an impression on me and I wanted to include it in my blog. The Cup of Nations is a biannual football soccer for all us crazy North Americans tournament held for the continent to display the talents of the various nations. This year the games were held in Ghana which http://www.travelblog.org/Africa/Ghana/Greater-Accra/Accra/blog-246507.html As the Francophones say Joyeux Noel and Bonne Annee toute le monde Please forgive my long absence on the blog however being on holidays is the best excuse I know for going AWAL and what a holiday it was. Then to make the delay even longer the internet at my office has been down for the last week So grab something to sip on sit back and relax because this is going to be a long onehellipOve http://www.travelblog.org/Africa/Mali/blog-238738.html It has certainly been a while since I have posted on here I apologize Life has begun settling into a pretty solid routine and I sometimes feel as if I have nothing new and exciting to report Work has been pretty slow to nonexistent over the last couple of weeks save for some meetings editing and I helped to put on a reorientation for the Eastern Regionrsquos District Education for All Te http://www.travelblog.org/Africa/Ghana/Greater-Accra/Accra/blog-225618.html Life in Accra is finally starting to pick up socially Over the last couple of weeks I have made some girlfriends and it certainly makes all in the difference in my once bleak weekends Last weekend I was invited by my friend Marie the woman who lives across the street from me to her matriculation ceremony at her university essentially a welcoming ceremony for new students along with some of h http://www.travelblog.org/Africa/Ghana/Greater-Accra/Accra/blog-220133.html So far life here in Ghana remains at a constant yet slow and steady pace. I am getting into a routine with work and my home life and am finding it quite pleasant. Granted weekends can be boring enough to make you contemplate picking scabs or burning random things not that I have resorted to either however I have at long last begun to make some friends And female too in order to avoid the d http://www.travelblog.org/Africa/Ghana/Greater-Accra/Accra/blog-217372.html Since the last time I posted I have started work traveled to the North and back and celebrated my 21st birthday Whew it's been a busy week My trip to Wa was really good it was great to see the other WUSC volunteers again there's 7 of us 3 Canadians and 4 Ghanaians and we all did our orientation together. So it was nice to have a little reunion we had lots of delicious dinners I th http://www.travelblog.org/Africa/Ghana/Greater-Accra/Accra/blog-214533.html Hello AllFinally I have begun to take some pictures and now that I am back at work I have a reliable internet connection that I can post them I will post an entry tomorrow or the next day about my trip to North and all of the wonderful scenery I got to see and guinea fowl that I got to eat . As for now enjoy the pictures of my plane ride Thanksgiving in Ghana my house and my office. Than http://www.travelblog.org/Africa/Ghana/Greater-Accra/Accra/blog-213325.html A lot has happened since the last time I posted namely I began my job at the Ghana National Education Campaign Coalition GNECC and have moved into what will be my home for the next ten months Everyone keeps telling me I have lucky stars following me around to have found a house so quickly especially one that is furnished It all came about during a lunch meeting last weekhellip As a part http://www.travelblog.org/Africa/Ghana/Greater-Accra/Accra/blog-211448.html Hello EveryoneI fianlly have the chance to update the blog and let you all know how it is going in beautiful Ghana. Since arriving here on Tuesday I have found myself to feel strangely at home as if all of this preparation truly did prepare me I feel as if I kind of fell asleep for two days and then woke up and BAM I'm in Africa. I love having this opportunity to travel meet new people a http://www.travelblog.org/Africa/Ghana/Greater-Accra/Accra/blog-209046.html So this entry is a bit delayed I left until the very last minute and by very last minute I mean that my cab to the airport is coming in an hour and a half At 530pm I will be on my way to Ghana for the next ten months. The very popular question is Has it hit you yet and my response as of yesterday was yes Hardly seems real that what I have been waiting for since I came to UofT is now upon m http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/Canada/Ontario/Toronto/blog-207318.html I would say that aptly describes how the East Coast is treating me. My job has become very relaxing after a switch in focus from compiling massive preliminary indexes for a bibliography to a research project. The professor I'm working with is a wonderful man he gave me a paper to do on how oil money interacts with the political economy of Equatorial Guinea which is now the top third oil produc http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/Canada/Nova-Scotia/Antigonish/blog-190703.html What more could you ask for That's what I thought. Nada. Welcome one and all to the beginning of my global adventures... for the rest of the summer I will take you into the world of Antigonish in all of it's small town glory. The town has a population of roughly 4500 and is located 2 hours north of Halifax about a 10 minute drive in any direction from long stretches of sandy beach opening ou http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/Canada/Nova-Scotia/Antigonish/blog-182839.html