Kumasi Stories


The Green Turtle: how much better can it get?

After two solid weeks of procrastination and not a small bit of technical difficulties I am once again in front of the computer screen ready for mass-correspondence. It seems like a lifetime since Wa, but then again, it almost took a lifetime just to get to the next "city"! Where to begin? Where to begin? I know: chronologically! Yes yes, so after th...


Culture & Economy

This weekend we went to Kumasi (heart of the Asante Kingdom). There are national and regional houses of chiefs that work side by side with parliment. Although Ghana is a modern post-colonial country, traditional life is still very much alive. People wear bright colors. women wear head cloths and tie their babies onto the back with a large piece of ...