Sugar Soup and Other Stories from Ghana
Since Feb 2011, I've been a volunteer through CUSO International/VSO. From here, I'll quite simply share my experiences during my time in Ghana. No guarantees of deep insights, nor wisdom of any kind, but hopefully some meaning will accumulate as we go.
tags: disability, education, travel
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Hi, I'm Kelly and I'm an American living in Ghana. I've been here since Feb 2011, and it's my first time living overseas.
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A Year in the Life of a Penguin
Posted on 07/03/2012
As an obroni, there are few questions that I am politely - but invariably - asked, commonly by taxi drivers or other passing new acquaintences. -How long you have been here in Ghana?...
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Don't Fence Me In, Part II: Traditions Bent
Posted on 13/01/2012
In my last post, I talked about how children can't help but learn societal roles, norms, and values from play. Yet all over the world, many children with disabilities will not be...
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What we just can't miss - playing in Ghana and beyond
Posted on 12/01/2012
Don't Fence Me In: Traditions Bent, Part II. PrefaceGeorgina and I were recently rummaging around Cameroon for some things to do. It wasn’t difficult to find a few activities,...
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Don't Fence Me In: Traditions Kept, Bent and Broken
Posted on 01/12/2011
Part One: Traditions KeptNote: This will probably be my only Incredibly Pro-American Post, but it follows in the tone of how we created Thanksgiving for our guests. So deal. I’m on a...
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The Danger of a Single Story, or How a Monday Can Make You...
Posted on 04/11/2011
Daily Times Headline: President Mills Calls Cameron’s Bluff: No Way for Gays This morning, the radio program that Godwin and I listen to (well, that Godwin listens to, it’s in...
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Eating the Elephant
Posted on 27/10/2011
Last year August, a fellow blogger published a post entitled, “ACCRA WILL FLOOD AGAIN NEXT YEAR!” Well, it’s next year, and it’s flooding. Pictures on the front page...
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Most Troublesome Network, EVER.
Posted on 21/10/2011
MTN, Africa’s biggest telecommunications provider, is the alpha dog of three major companies here in Ghana – the other two, Vodafone and Airtel, follow anxiously at its heels....
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How to Get What You've Got
Posted on 20/08/2011
You never know what you’re going to get in Ghana. The water flows smoothly through the pipes one day, and the next, you’re bathing with sachet water (you never know what...
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Multiplication at the Accra Mall
Posted on 01/08/2011
A couple of weekends ago, I went to the movies at the Accra Mall with a friend. Now, the Accra Mall is, in itself, complete sensory overload – just the way of any large shopping mall...
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wish to meet others in American in ghana.