Alright, I know I’ve been slacking lately. But in my defense, the electricity has been going out a lot so I haven’t even gone near my computer lately. I’ll backtrack a bit. Last weekend the entire ISEP group went to Kumasi. Kumasi is the second largest city in Ghana located in the ashanti region, about a five hour drive north of accra. Traveling as a big group of obruni’s is such a different experience as traveling in a small group. I prefer the latter but it was still a fun trip and much easier than having to personally make all the arrangements. The first place we visited was the royal palace -although Ghana is democratic, the king still has cultural importance. While there, I was given the name asantewaa by our guide which is the same
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