Elmina Beach Resort Cape Coast

I think I have just had one of the coolest Ghana experiences thus far.

So about a 15 minute tro tro ride away from where I stay is this village
(we would call it a town but it’s referred to as a village by most people here which in my opinion is much more exciting)
The village is called Teshie.
I am not quite sure if it was because it was the first Saturday in September, the fifth of September or just that general time of the year, but anyway there ...

So after we left the Hans Cottage Botel, we went to Kakum National Park which was also just outside of Cape Coast.
This park, was a legitimate rain forest. And when we were there it was raining.
Awesome. I know.
(Unfortunately the negative nancy’s that make up about 2/3 of the international group I belong to were not so enthused)
I honestly do not know what is wrong with these people.
You are in Africa. And all you can do is ...

... stuff on top of the bricks was a combination of feces, vomit and disintegrated bodies.
It was incredibly depressing. We were down in the dungeons for only a few minutes and the smell and darkness was awful.
Then, in addition to the dungeons, they had cells. The cells were for slaves who had tried to escape or were radically speaking their mind. Once they were put into the cells they did not leave. In the cells they didn’t get food or water, they were left ...

... dungeons, where people were chained together, rarely fed, and never let outside. The slave trader's philosophy of treating slaves poorly was influenced by two things: healthy slaves were too strong to control, and if a slave couldn't survive the poor conditions of the castle, they weren't good enough to be slaves. Many people were left in the dungeons to die (the traders only needed to sell 35% of the slaves to make a profit. After the died, they remained chained to the ...

... aid workers ever. Mud huts with thatched roofs on either side of a dirt road and the two of us walking along with children hanging off our every side. Of course, the photograph couldn't tell you what the children were saying, which was this: "Give me water." "I want 5 Cedis" "Have money?" "Do you have anything to give me?" The more sensitive reader may think we should have given them something, but you can't give something to everyone and gifts only encourage ...

... play! Still haven't seen any major animalage but the lizards do have orange heads! The Rhino... not so sure! This weekend we have traveled to Cape Coast, a fairly quiet seaside town with a big castle. So far so good. Gabby is happy due to eating Pizza overlooking the beach! Back To Afransi on Monday. Thanks for your messages... missing everybody. Us x

... rektor och jag har inte atit for sa mycket pengar.alla vill ha nagot av mig/oss vita. Barnhemmet har ocksa varit pa mig. Dom vill ha pengar, klader etc for att kunna fortsatta sitt jobb. Det hade varit mer motiverande att kunna ge lite saker/pengar om dom bara inte hade tjatat om det. Jag ska fundera pa om hur jag ska gora. Forst borde jag nog fixa mig ett eget jobb... Snart ska jag dricka mjolk och kolsyrat mineralvatten, ata grovt brod med saltat smor och farska gronsaker. : )