 | sorry prosper!!!
2009-11-08, Accra, Ghana. By: gumrus | | ok, this time i will put things in a list :D let's see how this approach works :D
this past week...
...i learnt that prosba’s (the caretaker of our house) name is actually "prosper"!!! can you b... |
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 | the spanish yogini gypsy!!!
2009-10-31, Accra, Ghana. By: gumrus | | oh well, here i am!!! survived the first month in ghana, still doing good, still in an extremely positive mood, still enjoying everything :D
hmmm, i think i should start with a summary of past wee... |
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 | window shopper :D
2009-10-24, Accra, Ghana. By: gumrus | | hmmm... hmmm... i had a long and productive day :D i went to the regular 7.00-8.00 yoga class in the morning... after i came home, i took a shower, and pampered myself with a pedicure and manicure... ... |
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2009-10-22, Accra, Ghana. By: gumrus | | hello hello!!!
i was not able to write for almost a week; not that i was extremely busy or anything... i was just not able to stay awake :D
as of today, i finished 3 weeks at my job... on the wa... |
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 | ghana: 4 -- brazil: 3
2009-10-16, Accra, Ghana. By: gumrus | | my day yesterday was going so good; and with that i mean sooooooooo good... i was reading, writing and being happy with little things... but you know that moment when -in the blink of an eye- everythi... |
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 | wireless-LESS
2009-10-15, Accra, Ghana. By: gumrus | | for the past 2 days... i didn't use internet at all!!! not that i wanted to do so, but i had to :D there was a problem with the wireless at home, and i didn't go to the office on wednesday (i will tel... |
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 | 'beach' is not the word to describe this :D
2009-10-11, Accra, Ghana. By: gumrus | | we just got home from the bojo beach... my feet are all in sand right now... but before i even take a shower, i need to write!!!
we went to the bojo beach; it was brenda, me, cecilia and julio... ... |
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 | streets of east legon...
2009-10-10, Accra, Ghana. By: gumrus | | i started the day with the 7.00 a.m. yoga class :D my legs and arms feel more sour, but i really like these classes!!!
after yoga, i wanted to take advantage of the relatively cool weather of the m... |
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 | who said routine?!?
2009-10-09, Accra, Ghana. By: gumrus | | ok... my life here kind of started to follow a routine: wake up at 6.30, get ready, leave home at 7.40, start working at 8.30... work work work... leave work at 17.45... come home, do i don't know wha... |
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 | electricity or water?!?
2009-10-07, Accra, Ghana. By: gumrus | | oh oh oh... i started working on the initial research report; i have been working on introduction, vision, definitions...
on the other hand, i am trying to figure out where to do research... it is... |
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| thoughts running on the background...
2009-10-05, Accra, Ghana. By: gumrus | | hmmm... i was planning to get a lot done yesterday, but i pretty much spent the whole day sleeping... i guess i was just too tired to do anything but sleep...
so... here i am in a brand-new week at... |
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 | happy happy happy!!!
2009-10-03, Accra, Ghana. By: gumrus | | i knew something was not right this morning... i woke up at 6.30 to go to the yoga class at 7.00... but hey what was going on?!? my watch and my cell phone didn’t show the same time!!! no, i don't wan... |
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| 'a not-so-productive' day at work...
2009-10-02, Accra, Ghana. By: gumrus | | well, i figured if i use 'unproductive' instead of 'not-so-productive', it sounds wrose than it actually is :D but isn't it normal that things are in the air on my first week?!? it absolutely is :D
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| first day at work...
2009-10-01, Accra, Ghana. By: gumrus | | today was the end of my 6-month-long vacation :D since i went to bed at 22.00 last night, it was not a big deal to wake up in the morning :D
yesterday, things about the house became clear, and toda... |
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 | oh la la...
2009-09-30, Accra, Ghana. By: gumrus | | my flight was great; long but great :D i had a 7-hour layover in dubai, and it seemed like a crazy place to me :D hmmm, i slept most of the time, i was just so tired of all the cleaning and packing an... |
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 | November 1st
2007-09-14, Accra, Ghana. By: edsgap07 | | Okay so i have not loaded up any pics yet, sorry am in Ghanaian time now so everything takes time !
For those of you who have looked at my journal and are thinking about travelling out to Ghana, i ... |
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 | Barefoot in the City
2007-06-02, Accra, Ghana. By: fishman | | Dabi dabi boko!
What a monumental farewell to Ghana today was! But let us backtrack small small first.
We did indeed make it Captain Hook's for lunch, Black Star for some surf, and African Rainb... |
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| Al Franken, the Beach, and Other Points of Interest
2007-04-03, Accra, Ghana. By: fishman | | Some of my more ardent readers will note that I've taken an extended hiatus since my last post of any substance. That, among other things, can be attributed to general laziness, but more precisely bec... |
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| When the going gets tough, the tough move to Teshie
2006-12-04, Accra, Ghana. By: fishman | | Today Called Dr.Nyako again to no avail. He is most likely off being Nyako somewhere. I arranged for Kenneth to pick me up from the hotel today at noon to bring me to Teshie. I am unsure what the situ... |
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| FC Nania Football..
2006-12-02, Accra, Ghana. By: Mollie88 | | Today is one of the last sundays I get to spending in Ghana.. It's so sad.. I cannot imagine not waking up and seeing the beautiful traditional dresses worn to church, and getting the redundant press... |
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| Alone in Accra (not as bad as it sounds)
2006-12-02, Accra, Ghana. By: fishman | | Still no contact with either Dr.Nyako or WWOOF. I've sent an email to another volunteer organization--a little more touristy--but have yet to receive word from them either. For now I'm looking to down... |
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 | Africa is nuts (or should I say bananas?)
2006-12-01, Accra, Ghana. By: fishman | | What the hell have I got myself into? HAH! I arrived at 9pm to 70 degree heat and 120% humidity. On the plane I met an international law professor from GW, which I found ironic...or maybe a sign. Sinc... |
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| Post Office adventure
2006-10-06, Accra, Ghana. By: Mollie88 | | Today was probably the first “bad day” I’ve had in Ghana to date. I am and always have been a person who has found it easy to wake up in the morning but today for some reason, it was like pulling teet... |
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| The Mankola Market..
2006-10-04, Accra, Ghana. By: Mollie88 | | Today was a particularily slow paced day, even for Ghana. I woke up this morning to the sound of my alarm at about 6:00 AM, which is actually very easy here seeing as it's so bright out already at 6:0... |
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 | Heading out to Mankessim
2006-07-17, Accra, Ghana. By: Penoir | | We're just in the middle of checking out and our bill comes to just over 2 million. Hope Milan signs off that expense form!
After having our first experience of African time (waiting nearly 2 hour... |
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 | Kakum National Park
2006-07-16, Accra, Ghana. By: Penoir | | Ruth organised a tour for us to see the Kakum National Park. Our driver, Yao picked us up at 7am this morning and we began our 3 hour drive. Yao was very informative as we drove out of Accra. Unfort... |
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 | Arrived!
2006-07-15, Accra, Ghana. By: Penoir | | Well after a 2 hour delay (the computers at Heathrow didn't register that our plane had actually arrived until 2 hours after it had landed!!) we finally touched down in Accra.
About 30 kilo's of ou... |
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 | Illness
2005-12-14, Accra, Ghana. By: elishabee | | It's like I woke up one day, sunday actually, and realized that my time here has come to an end. Most of the people in my program have left in the past few days. Laurel leaves today, and I next tues... |
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 | Ohhhh Ghana!
2005-11-19, Accra, Ghana. By: elishabee | | I awoke this morning at 6:30am to a megaphone-led Jessus parade...theese people are insane(please don't take that too seriously)! Not to mention that the Church out side my window was bumpin all night... |
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| It's very African!
2005-10-27, Accra, Ghana. By: j_onthego | | So my first impressions of Ghana are good, very friendly people and very authentic. I'm not sure what my pre-conceptions were, but they have been totally blown out of the water!
Had my first day a... |
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| Ghana Beaches
2005-10-24, Accra, Ghana. By: elishabee | | I spent all day yesterday on the beach. The further away from the city the more georgous, and less poluted, the beaches become. After driving for some time my friends and I found a small, private co... |
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| life and travel
2005-09-17, Accra, Ghana. By: elishabee | | I sit alone in my room. Outside the air is fresh and everything has been saturated with gigantic rain drops. A horn blows from a FanIce cart and, despite the rain, the constant sound of construction... |
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| continuation...
2005-09-17, Accra, Ghana. By: elishabee | | When two guys saw Laurel taking a photo they came up stairs to where we stood and made her erase it.
Three men, the chief of common wealth and his two sub-chiefs, were the only men standing still... |
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| Everything about this place is strange!
2005-09-17, Accra, Ghana. By: elishabee | | This place is IN-SANE! Every day something new happens that astounds me. I just woke up, after going to sleep around 5am, gun powder blasts and loud singing. I emerged from my room to find 100 plus... |
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| Hmmmm!
2005-09-11, Accra, Ghana. By: elishabee | | Hello all-
I have not yet written about my birthday experience as I have not yet been able to put it into words. As time goes bye , however, It becomes less romantic and vivid in my clouded mind. ... |
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| change
2005-08-01, Accra, Ghana. By: Elishabee | | Wow!!!
I've been very busy since I arived 4 or 5 days ago...which feels like a life time ago.
I have been invited to a party at the house of the chief of Dat Kuman (which is the area I had been st... |
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| Welcome to Ghana!
2005-07-29, Accra, Ghana. By: elishabee | | Welcome to Ghana: the doorway to Africa (apearently all the countries claim this). When my plain arived the entire cabin aplauded! The air is hot and sticky, remindes me a bit of the Yukatan of Mexi... |
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 | A Hard Day's Work
2004-06-10, Accra, Ghana. By: dwilkows | | June 10, 2004
First time visitors toured the city after a stop at Gracia Fabrics in East Lagon. Onyameba and Doug headed for the electrical shop to purchase a whole bunch of transformers to run the... |
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| Arrival 30 hours later!
2004-06-09, Accra, Ghana. By: dwilkows | | June 9, 2004 Journal by dwilkows of E-quip Africa [url]http://e-quipafrica.org[/url]
The tropical whoosh at the door on BA’s severely air conditioned plane is always such a shock when landing in Ac... |
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 | Getting There
2004-06-08, Accra, Ghana. By: dwilkows | | June 8, 2004
On this Tuesday afternoon thirteen travelers left Minnesota in its best month of the year to embark on a trip to Ghana for the purpose of unpacking a 40 foot container of computers, sc... |
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 | Getting Under Way
2002-01-11, Accra, Ghana. By: dwilkows | | January 11, 2002—
The alarms are set for 6:00 a.m. allowing three hours of sleep. The continental breakfast at Mensvic Palace consists of “Ghana Toast,” (thickly sliced bread, lightly toasted) Laughi... |
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 | Ghana: Landing Impressions
2002-01-10, Accra, Ghana. By: dwilkows | | January 10, 2002—
The flight is early, arriving somewhat before schedule. The humid blast upon stepping off the plane seems milder than a year ago in May. This small group of E-quip Africa [url]http:... |
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