Two weeks after arriving back in America, I had to go to summer school. :(. That’s right, go ahead and feel sorry for me. However, one of the courses I took turned out to be pretty cool. It was Comparing Comics (COLT 370). For my final project, I had to create a 3-page comic of Read More …
Obruni Trotro Perspective Played by Joy FM on August 2, 2012.
No other weekend could compare to the Volta Region trip. Beautiful place for beautiful people.
I’m the first of the Obroni’s to leave on Saturday, but this is the last chance I’ll have at “fast” internet until I land back in the United States so I’m writing a farewell post a little ahead of schedule. Ghana, thanks for the rollercoaster ride. You’ve given me some amazing memories: letting me stand Read More …
Mosquito bites or zero water pressure no longer annoy me. They become a part of life that I have comfortably lived with during the past month. I no longer complain about how slow my work day is because I start losing the concept of time. It does not really matter what time it is. Everything Read More …
Ghana is divided into ten regions and for our last group trip on the Obroni Bus, we headed to the Volta Region, located in the eastern side of the country. I’m a sucker for boating and lakes so when I heard we would be staying on the lake itself, taking a boat ride, and hiking Read More …
Published in the “Daily Guide” on July 26, 2012 By Ryan Schoeck The vice-president of Ghana, John Dramani Mahama, second from left, sits in at the Brand Ghana Programme launch. Photo Credit: Ryan Schoeck With the official launch of the Brand Ghana programme Tuesday morning, then Vice President John Dramani Mahama discussed the importance Read More …
Today is the official day of mourning for Ghana’s deceased President, Atta Mills. It was one week ago he passed away. Yesterday, my work told me I needed to wear red and black to mourn the President’s death tomorrow (which is today). When I awoke in the morning, instead of wearing the black cardigan I Read More …
Published in Graphic Sports 27/7/2012 By Garth Dmyterko As I continue to tour Ghana, one thing that always catches my eye is a Ghanaian wearing a sports uniform. I have found the multitude of Barcelona, Manchester United, Chelsea, and Arsenal uniforms Ghanaians are wearing unsurprising given the country’s obvious passion for football. Also somewhat expected were Read More …
The rollercoaster Obroni Bus rides rock a lot of us to sleep. Sorry if I caught you in an unfortunate light; I think you’re all beautiful sleepers 🙂
As a precursor to the story I’m about to tell I feel as though it’s necessary to say a few things first. (For those of who know me well feel free to skip down to the next paragraph). I, Joseph Russell Faltyn, am a bit of spaz. I know some stuff, sure. And for the Read More …
Pack light. That’s the modern traveler’s mantra. I bought into the ‘pack light’ hype after lugging 200 pounds of luggage around Europe in 2008. So, packing for Ghana, I decided my laptop would be superfluous with my thinner, lighter, capable iPad. Boy was I wrong. In Ghana, this is basically all the iPad is good Read More …
From the second we walked in we knew we were out of place. The harmonizing choir group, the amount of obibinis wearing traditional Kente cloth and beautifully wrapped headbands, and the massive cross that hung center stage—not to mention we were sitting in the children’s seating area. A woman asked for us to sit with Read More …
Didn’t do much editing, but I figured with our limited internet access, it was more important to finally post this video. Also, I just realized that maybe they are crocs, not gators? I don’t know, but if that’s the case then just pretend the title is “Crocs in Chana” instead of “Gators in Ghana.” My Read More …