The compound
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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... [read more]
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... [read more] Blog: My new home.
Date: July 24th 2006
The house is a compound, meaning all the doors to the rooms face into a middle circle where all the socializing, cooking, washing and playing happens. Most houses from the ones I have seen are set up this way, more like a community than a row of houses. Food is prepared for everyone in the compound and everyone pulls their own to make the household complete. I still have not figured out everyon ... read more
Date: July 24th 2006
The house is a compound, meaning all the doors to the rooms face into a middle circle where all the socializing, cooking, washing and playing happens. Most houses from the ones I have seen are set up this way, more like a community than a row of houses. Food is prepared for everyone in the compound and everyone pulls their own to make the household complete. I still have not figured out everyon ... read more
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