As I account for my students in Kongo Senior Secondary what some of the differences are between here in north Ghana and life in the states, specifically, Portland in my fine state of Oregon, I reflect on how it is here, for us as we lead our daily lives.
We discover all too often that our mighty [...]
Archive for January, 2008
Many an mini-challenge
Posted in Uncategorized on January 28, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Scenes from Bolga
Posted in Uncategorized on January 28, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Scenes from a day in Bolgatanga.
A weekly malfunction of the moto is becoming all to predictable. Recently the stand cracked and would not hold the moto upright when parked, in addition the stand hit on the road at the smallest bump. Today the rear brakes suddenly ceased to unction. They have gotten [...]
Jackson Middle School fundraising effective (finally!)
Posted in Uncategorized on January 14, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Time TIme has passed indeed since a great group of 6th graders form MS Roser’s class put on a very successful fundraising drive to earn money for pocket dictionaries for high school students in northern most Ghana (don’t let the word ‘north’ throw you – we are not too far from the equator). In fact [...]
An Unexpected Marriage
Posted in Uncategorized on January 14, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
We had a big surprise today! Richard Alorum, a young man of 25 yrs, has acted as our Fra Fra language teacher for both of our visits to Kongo. Richard is the oldest male in his house, both his father and an older brother have died within the last 5 years. This is usually a [...]
Motorcycle stories
Posted in Uncategorized on January 14, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Interesting motorcycle (“moto” in the local jargon) days Incident #1: David and Lisa are returning from a visit to discuss farming at the Kongo Assemblyman’s house, located about 3 miles off the main road via winding bush path. The motorcycle ride to get there has been varying degres of uphill on a rocky path. Thanks to [...]
