Body Recall a la Afrique! It is another hot day in north Ghana, though all natives would call it cold, it being about 88 degrees by mid-morning. Lisa Revell, my wife and a Body Recall instructor, hops on her bike to travel the 2 miles to see her early patients needing chiropractic care before starting [...]
Archive for November, 2011
Body Recall a la Afrique!
Posted in Uncategorized on November 27, 2011 | 1 Comment »
Friend brings sunshine
Posted in Uncategorized on November 24, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Friend brings Sunshine Emmanuel Ontoyen is my friend. I grew to appreciate him during our 2005-2006 stint. He is always forthright and honest and sincerely kind. He never asks for favors but you feel like giving them. He is a watchman for the high school but does lots of driving. He is paid little. The [...]
Banking
Posted in Uncategorized on November 24, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Banking in Bolga Being quite earnest to arrive early to do banking, I leapt on the moto (a 125 cc motorbike – roads are full of them!) for the 30 minute ride to Bolgatanga. I find the ride ying-yangish – I like the challenge of slaloming the many potholes yet I do not relish the [...]
Visiting the girls dormitory at the new high school
Posted in Uncategorized on November 7, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
For various reasons, most Ghanaians do not make it to high school. To begin with there is a lack of high schools and admittance is determined by test scores. Following JSS (Junior High), students take exams and are allocated to high schools based on their results. Only 38% attain scores high enough to qualify for [...]
Heart Warming Visit to Guanwarre School
Posted in Uncategorized on November 3, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Our first 10 days in northern Ghana culminated with a visit to Guanwarre school this morning. Because there are no roads and the trails are spiderwebbed in all directions through tall grasses, we arranged to follow the headmaster to the school at 7 am. It was wonderful to see the growth at the school. For [...]
