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Travel Blogs from Kumasi
In Closing
... sum it all up, malaria really sucks. I can’t even begin to imagine what a case of “real” malaria is like. I hope I never find out.
By the third and final day of my medicine (Friday) I was finally beginning to feel better. The fever was 100% gone and I was starting to be able to eat and drink in small portions again. The more I ate the better I felt. I spent the majority of Saturday and Sunday lounging around, doing grading, and trying my best to ...
Return to Africa
... Yankee Doodle), there are many things here that I will never be able to understand or explain. Coming back to Ghana after time away has brought with a whole new perspective for me on many things. In some ways this new outlook has brought clarity, allowing me to see things with prior knowledge but with fresh eyes, and in other ways I am more confused than ever. It gives me hope at the same time it frustrates me. Mostly there is nothing anyone can do but ...
The Scouring of the LC House
... and communication. Lack of planning and communication combined with high morale isn't much of a problem - but with low morale it can get disastrous. To begin with, the Local Committee has no way of documenting the number of interns. Even if there's floor space in the house for people to sleep, they don't realise that everyone has luggage and needs somewhere to put it; that three toilets is not really enough, especially when only two ever work; and that the kitchen is ...
Week 3
... any electronic equipment. But as the end of his talk drew near, panic began to set in as problem number two was unfolding. The break was due, but the pasties we'd ordered for lunch hadn't arrived. We had the drinks, but no food. What ensued was a collection of 'stalling' attempts. The first was a group dance, which I'm told is traditional for the end of seminars, but we moved into the middle to buy some time. Eventually the lunch arrived, but then another problem came into ...
Week 2
... for a projector and sound system for it. In terms of other sponsorship, the thinking is that all of the drinks companies will provide help in product, not in cash. However, Pure Joy and Guinness have been particularly unhelpful - largely because they never return calls, their managers are never there when you visit, and phone numbers given out are incorrect. This is a Ghanaian thing - the French girl Claire came very keenly prepared with a little booklet all about Ghanaian tourism, ...