Gone To Ghana

We went on a little tour via rickety taxi this week. One of our stops, as planned was the vestiges of a slave camp very near the Burkina Faso- Ghana border. This camp was active in the later 16th century up to about 1840 or so. The truth of the matter is, warfaring tribes captured [...]

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It has been one of those African test of patience and to some part physical endurance, but ( ‘donno’ drum roll here would be appropriate) WE HAVE A MOTO! To those who need a translation this is a motorcycle. Most here are of the 125 cc variety made either i China or Korea. I am [...]

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December 25, 2007 Greetings from the village of Kongo on our 10th day in Ghana.   One of our goals this trip is to help farmers to increase their yields and better feed their families.  Nearly everyone here farms in the wet season; growing millet, guinea corn and ground nuts.  Though hunger in the dry season has [...]

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With a hearty ‘Ho Ho Ho!” Merry Christmas from the land of warm people  and hot sun! We have attempted to live up to the high standards of humble travel remaining resolutely silent as we travel for hours on public transport sitting of rickety hard seats and , for this long-legged humanoid, no leg space. Most [...]

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Our names are Britney Zell and Kristi Lin. We are Girl Scouts in San Diego County. We are currently working on the Girl Scout Silver Award, which is based on developing a further appreciation of the struggles that less fortunate people face in everyday life, and helping them to overcome these challenges through a service [...]

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