Denise & Celia with Florence

Dinner at Florence's

July 3rd 2008
After six months in Kenya and two months in Ghana, I am now at the final post of my first African journey. My new roommate, Celia, and I arrived from Accra on July 11. Celia, from Rome, Italy, studies anthropology at Brunel University in London. She is 21 years old and has traveled extensively, including trips to several other African countries, and fluently speaks Italian, French, German, Span ... read more

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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

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Denise Ward

After six years of school as a returning student (55 years old), student loans, and nose to the grindstone, I am embarking on a journey to work in Kenya and Ghana, as a volunteer, for nine months. In addition to nutrition services, I expect to provide HIV/AIDS education, and other health-related education services. On the way to Kenya, my friend Mary and I will visit England and Ireland. On October 21, Mary will return to New York, and I will depart from London to Nairobi, Kenya. This travel blog will bring my new world to my family and friends, and help keep us connected while I am aw... full info

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