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Heart Beat of Ghana
Thank you everyone for your travel suggestions, in the end I decided on the beach and a mini excursion. Dani and I decided to venture out of the Central Region and make our way to Kumasi. Kumasi is in the Ashanti Region and is the second largest city in Ghana. There are a few travel options, the first and more prestigious is the STC bus but it was …
Ashanti Kingdom
Spent the day in Kumasi visiting the National Cultural Centre including their museum. Sorry no photographs as they were not allowed. We also went to the Kumasi Fort which houses the Armed Forces Museum. A very informative guide took us around and gave details of many of the exhibits from Ghanas involvement with UN peacekeeping missions.
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Eventing and Africa
... I want to share some of the ways that I think all my eventers out there are uniquely qualified for forays into the global south. Below are nine ways that eventing has more than adequately prepared me for surviving Africa!
1. Water Buckets
Lifting, lugging, filling, emptying, loading, unloading and dragging six gallon water buckets and tubs literally everywhere has severed me well in a land characterized by the daily ritual ...
Moving at the Speed of Light
... to enjoy the freshest fish of my life, (caught upon ordering), coconuts straight from the trees, floating in the salty ocean, and some much needed sleeping on the beach. Needless to say I can’t wait to return!
Even though the pace of life in Ghana is significantly slower than in the developed world, time never seems to let up. Each and every week I struggle to keep up with my students and the community. In a strange sort of way life seems to make sense here.
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Akwaaba!
... their bodies with a white ghostly-like powder that comes from a specific plant they grow. Children and adults alike wear it on their faces, arms and bodies to stop themselves from sweating. If in the next pictures you see of me I am covered in white dust, you will know why.
Every morning as I step out of my sweltering room into the cooking sun that shines down into the center compound I live in, the the Twi speaking elders of my family here greet me with ...

