10 Things I've Learned in Ghana
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Already Reminiscing
During the last week of the trip I have reflected on what I will miss most about Ghanaian culture. Without a doubt it will be the effervescence and vibrance of the people. America is just not the same. People are often caught up in their day to day lives. I too have realized I do Read More …
Monday Jams
I have been in traffic jams before, but no amount of traffic in Los Angeles or New York could have prepared me for the chaos that is in Accra. It’s so normal too, so you’d expect the Ghanaians to be used to it. I’m sure they are, but they get just as frustrated. Especially when Read More …
A Poem
Being in Ghana for this amount of time forces you to understand things that you never questioned before. Here’s a little something about this feeling.
Portraits of Kejetia
My favorite thing to hear over my shoulder as I walk away from a Ghanaian that I just met is “Obroni te Twi paa!” which roughly translates to “The foreigner speaks Twi very well!” Twi is the most widely spoken of dozens of local languages in Ghana, and Obroni is often also translated as “white Read More …
Adinkra Symbols
From the stained glass windows of our bus, we could see that we were approaching a modest house-like structure surrounded by lush green trees and bushes. Numerous colorful fabrics printed with intricate patterns and block prints were hanging on the veranda. As all of us ‘alighted’ from the bus and walked towards the building, we Read More …
Two Weeks in the Citi
Today marks the end of the second week of my internship at Citi FM. Although it has only been two weeks, it feels as though I have been there forever. It was not an easy start to the internship, but after the past few weeks I have become acclimated to the environment and feel like Read More …
My First Experience on a Tro-Tro
When my boss at Today newspaper offered that the company driver take me home after my first day, I said I wanted to take the tro-tro. The response I got was laughs and confused looks. I had never been on the tro-tro before, and I was anxious to experience Ghana’s public transportation system first-hand. Ever Read More …
44 Days in Ghana
I am compiling pages for a book on my day to day activities in Ghana. Each of the images is designed with Kente fabric patterns that I have woven into each picture. These are some of my favorite ones so far. Check out my website http://www.estherknox.com/ghana/ to see the rest of them!
A Friday to Remember
This is an update post, and I’ll keep it short and sweet. In my last blog post, I discussed my somewhat unorthodox and disappointing first day of work. I’m happy to report that by the end of the week, I had a different story to tell. I came into the office on Friday feeling optimistic Read More …
First Few Days
Alright, I have nearly survived my first full day in Accra, and I’ve come out relatively unscathed, save for a slight sunburn, jet lag, oh and the $400 I somehow lost or left in the US… I can’t put to words how much I hope it’s the latter. Hiccups aside, I can already feel the Read More …
Toward Justice
It’s hard to talk about touring the slave castles along Ghana’s coast without resorting to clichés. The unspeakable horror of these places is palpable as you walk through the dark dungeons. It’s a sobering and humbling experience for a white American whose privilege was built on the backs of these men and women. In 2009, Barack and Michelle Obama Read More …
First Day of Work?
If there’s one thing that Ghana has taught me so far, it’s that things almost never go as planned — and sometimes, that’s okay. I woke up 15 minutes before my alarm this morning and couldn’t go back to sleep. It was the day I’d been anticipating since my plane touched down here in Ghana: Read More …
The Beginning
Through research I was unable to prepare for what I was intended to encounter at the Cape Coast Castle, and it did not properly prepare me for the emotions and thoughts that were about to overwhelm my mind and body. Throughout my lifetime I have studied and been educated on the slave trade and hardships Read More …