Ghana Adventure: October 2006

Monday, October 23, 2006

soccer...the other international language

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i arrived in ghana just in time for the world cup action...and now i know what all the fuss is about. it was amazing to watch this event in a country that really cares about soccer. kind of a combo of our super bowl and the olympics all rolled into one. very fun.

some of the guys found a place to escape and watch the games during screening

school day comes to a halt...

a crowd gathers

i'm sure they pay this much attention during algebra, too

parties spilled out into the streets after the black stars upset the US...yeah, ghana!

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Thursday, October 19, 2006

around ghana

pics of ghana scenery...colorful, stark, expressive...my summer home.

roomie jessie and me at akaa falls

akaa falls

hike to akaa falls

boti falls

drive back from boti falls...hilly region of ghana

display of colorful hand-weaved kente cloth, for which ghana is famous

beach east of tema

lone hill

pedestrians

roadside pineapple vendor

thatched-roof shelter

wetlands near volta river

large mounds of termite clay can be seen everywhere. the bead place i went to uses this clay to make the molds in which they fire the molten glass.

solitary tree

village

this is a good reason to have a landrover...driving around suburbia is not

typical mud hut

cute hitchhiker

residential area of tema-newtown, the community where our dental clinic was located

the fan man! loved by children, endurers of hot weather and kentucky girls everywhere...he rides around in his sporty blue uniform selling plastic pouches of "fan milk," which basically tastes like vanilla frozen yogurt. mmmm...