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Category Archives: first impressions

you live where?!?

June 27, 2013by Chris 6 Comments

Over the last several weeks we’ve spent a lot of time looking at new places to live once school returns, we’ve given directions to new expats in Kumasi, I’ve drawn […]

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culture, expat, first impressions, Ghana, the differences

one year

February 15, 2013by Chris 17 Comments

Yesterday, Valentines Day, is one year since we arrived in Ghana as a family. I hardly know where to begin to make sense of this year and our new life. […]

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Ashanti, Children, culture, expat, first impressions, Ghana, Konongo, Kumasi, new home, Uncategorized

The biggest market in West Africa!

September 27, 2012by Chris 11 Comments

Everyday is market day in Kumasi, courtesy of the sprawling, self contained metropolis that is Kejetia Market. Reputedly the biggest market in West Africa, it boasts a staggering 10,000 stallholders […]

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culture, emigration, expat, first impressions, food, Kumasi, Markets, places to visit in Ghana, shopping

School report

September 23, 2012by Chris 7 Comments

A sure sign that we are back into the swing of things, is that school is back. There are some very siginificant differences between schooling in Ghana and in Australia. […]

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Children, culture, emigration, expat, first impressions, Ghana, new home, school, Schooling in Ghana, Uncategorized

Part of our daily lives in Ghana – the toll

July 22, 2012by Chris 8 Comments

On the road between Konongo and Kumasi is a toll. It has become one of the daily fixtures of our lives. Not the impersonal “beep” as the toll reader in […]

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Ashanti, expat, first impressions, food, Ghana, Konongo, Kumasi, new home, shopping, Uncategorized

Have you done the groceries?

July 8, 2012by Chris 3 Comments

One of the joys of travelling, hell, one of the joys of life, is eating and trying new foods. But moving to a new country whose palate and cuisine is […]

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cooking, culture, expat, first impressions, food, Ghana, Konongo, Kumasi, Markets, new home, shopping, the differences

We’re back.

July 3, 2012by Chris Leave a comment

And what better way to settle into our Ghanaian home than to watch a few games of football between the mine teams in celebration of Ghana’s Republic day holiday. You […]

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culture, emigration, first impressions, games, Ghana, sport, Uncategorized

A true story, part II. Or is it possible to learn from our mistakes?

June 7, 2012by Chris 8 Comments

Hi Chrissie here. The kids and I are having a sweet sweet time in the Paris, but I thought I’d fill you in on our next exciting adventure of buying […]

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culture, emigration, first impressions, Ghana, new home, Paris, the differences, Travel

60 different things about Ghana*

June 2, 2012by Chris 12 Comments

*according to us (it started as 20 things, but grew a bit). 1. People really do carry things in their heads…food, wood, water, generators, everything. Their posture is fantastic. But […]

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culture, emigration, first impressions, Ghana, places to visit in Ghana, the differences

photo of the week

May 23, 2012by Chris 3 Comments

!!!! SPECIAL OFFER!!!!  !!!!LIMITED TIME ONLY!!!! Special only, this week! For every 300 bags of charcoal we will throw in a free sheep. Yes that’s right! A free sheep! But […]

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first impressions, Ghana, photo of the week

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