A Dollop of Inka
Originally Published on Emerge Magazine’s Blog on August 21st 2012 A Dollop of Inka By Myray Reames Picture this: you are…
Bead production in the A/R
It can be difficult to find a bead producer in the Ashanti Region; in fact, there is only one known…
All This Weird Beauty, Thrown Right at Me
Looking out the window of the Obruni bus during our adventure through the Volta region this past weekend I had…
Exploring the Volta Region
After a beautiful weekend in the Volta region I am relaxed and recharged for the city again. The monkeys, lake,…
Simply Sublime Volta
Our trip to the Volta Region this past weekend was by far my favorite side trip. It was an amazing…
Emerging Fashion
By Elora Overbey and Myray Reames Published on Emerge Magazine’s Blog
Preach Brother!
“Blessed are peaceful! Blessed are merciful!” I hardly flinched as the man sitting next to me on the tro tro…
A day in the life of a market salesperson
Open markets are on almost every street corner in Ghana; in fact, the country plays host to what is commonly…
Participating, Rather Than Observing
This last weekend, the whole group got to go on a trip to Kumasi, the most populated city in Ghana….
"And One Day We Will Meet Again"
As some of you may know, Ghana’s President John Evans Atta Mills died about 2 weeks ago while still in…
Great Expectations
As a young adult, finding a job is hard. Finding a job you like is even harder. In college, I…
Kumasi, Making Adinkra Cloth and Kente Cloth
Because Sung Park saved the day and brought another polaroid land camera for me to barrow I can now put…
Public Agenda signs Book of Condolence
Originally published in Public Agenda on August 12, 2012. By Schuyler Durham The passing of President John Evans Fiifi Atta…