Aching to Exit Accra
2007-01-05, Teshie, Ghana. By: fishman

Man oh man, has it really been a month already?! On the one hand I feel as if I've just arrived, having begun to settle into Accra; on the OTHER hand, it feels like a year since I left JFK! With the e...

Melancholic Mornings lead to Alliterative Afternoons
2006-12-21, Teshie, Ghana. By: fishman

Mornings are the toughest part of my day here. That is not because of the incessant crowing of roosters or the cacophonous hustle and bustle of the early risers (nearly everyone, by the way, is an ear...

I'm such a liar!
2006-12-19, Teshie, Ghana. By: fishman

In Ghana, lawyers are buried face-down because they spent their lives lying. Right now, I would suffer the same fate because I am at neither option A or B. That's right, plan C, affectionately referre...

O-be-be-nii
2006-12-14, Teshie, Ghana. By: fishman

VICTORY! Yes, I've learned the proper retort to the "obruni" catcalls and that, as the title suggests is "o-be-be-nii" aka black man. However, the crafty children of Ghana sometimes step it up a notch...

Volunteer in Ghana
2006-12-11, Teshie, Ghana. By: fishman

This is a letter I've sent out to some NGOs, travel guides, and volunteer forums on behalf of WWOOF Ghana, the organization I am currently situated with. Thought I'd pass it on because some of the lin...

Phish Phone
2006-12-09, Teshie, Ghana. By: fishman

That's right, I have a phone now in Accra. I think I am a disgrace to the African image of the obruni because I have the cheapest phone in all of Teshie (most of the cabbies have phones that cost 3-10...

Teshie Nungua Teshie Teshie Nungua
2006-12-08, Teshie, Ghana. By: fishman

Five bucks says you're wondering what Teshie Teshie Nungua means and, for that five bucks I'll tell you (please send payment to my home address or via paypal). That is what the tro-tro money handlers ...

I love America!
2006-12-05, Teshie, Ghana. By: fishman

Work has been...well actually there's been no work to speak of. Yesterday I went to the school in Teshie and the WWOOF director, an enthusiastic Teshie-native with a markedly British accent, great...

Sunday is God's Day (the God of African Fashion, I presume)
2006-12-03, Teshie, Ghana. By: fishman

With each day in Accra I have been met with exponentially more adventure and today was no different.Hello Hello Family, I found the director of my volunteer organizaton, Mr. Kenneth Nortey-Mensah t...