It's all relative
Can you see the obvious resemblance? I traveled all the way to Ghana to discover a student with the same last name as my mother,...
Home sweet home
All the modern conveniences like mosquito nets and a cold shower. Everything a monk could wish for (BYOH...bring your own hairdo) but a...
The smell of smoking fish
The fishing boats are in, and the air is thick with the smell of fish and burning sticks. A plateful of yams is waiting. But there are...
Stop Whining about the quality of your classroom!
You could be teaching here at the University of Cape Coast in Lecture theatre 21 where the room is labelled with the last bit of ink in...
Beggar for punishment
36 hours later in Biriwa, Ghana, having been stuffed into a KLM flight from Amsterdam with no evidence of air in the aisle evidently...
Getting to Biriwa
Half way through the flight on the stop-over in Amsterdam, I discover that the pilot has a book of maps on his dashboard. If he doesn't...
Hanging on my every word
but an hour later, when the assignment is done, does anyone really care? Could I give regular assignments to friends and relatives?
Perhaps not a coincidence
that the first thing that greets you on the road from the airport are people in the middle of the street selling toilet paper and a...
Anomabo Beach Resort
Just a 30 minute walk down the beach, a beach resort with nearly no-one there.. A menu with foods other than root vegetables, and...
