Although Elmina and Cape Coast are beautiful towns, they are plagued by a tragic history. On Saturday, we learned some of that history while touring the castles there. The Elmina and Cape Coast castles were two of the largest operating slave castles in West Africa, with the majority of slaves held there being sent to Read More …
After living in Ghana for six weeks I have really adapted to some parts of the lifestyle. My blog posts for example are being posted on Ghana time. Some might call it procrastinating, I guess I just like to look at the glass half full. Our weekend in Cape Coast was one of my favorite Read More …
After sitting in a un-air conditioned bus for almost three hours, I was half asleep, listening to Black Eyed Peas (not ashamed) and looking forward to a weekend in Cape Coast and Elmina. Then, we heard an earsplitting crack shook the entire vehicle, it sounded a bomb went off under the bus. We began tipping Read More …