Ghanaian mancala…Owari. Video by Lillian and Cecily
Here is a video we made of me [Lill] and Cec playing against each other in Ghanaian mancala. They call it Owari. Hope you like it.
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A new school
Last week was spent in a flurry of school appointments and the required doctors check-ups, preparing and starting a new school, in Kumasi. The school is only 3 years old, […]
Mail!
Much excitement this week as we received not only letters, but a parcel! This is what the post office looks like at our end. The fastest way to send a […]
a tour of the farm
At long, long last, 2 dongles, much swearing and frustration later (deep breaths…deep breaths), we are now back online, and bring you a tour of the farm and the garden. […]
Salves for the body and mind
Hi there. We are nearing our first month in Konongo, and the last week has been challenging. It is all part of the adjustment to our new lives, but in […]
Independance day.
Hi there. Yesterday, 6 March, was Ghana’s Independance Day. Before we moved to Ghana, whenever someone expressed concerns about moving to Africa, I would, like a broken record, repeat that […]
trips to the big smoke…Kumasi
Hi there, It’s been a while since I’ve written, not that we haven’t been up to things, we have, but I’ve been taking such rubbish photos that it’s put me […]
19 Ashanti chiefs :: all in one night
Last friday night we had an extraordinary evening. An Australian man, who was part of the senior management of the mine is leaving. He has done a lot of work […]
Ghana…we made it
After a few days in Ghana’s capital, Accra, we’ve made it to our new home, Owere Mine, Konongo. Everyone is happy and settling in well. First impressions from the kids […]
Don’t mention the elephant in the room…
For the last few days we’ve been at a lodge in Pilansberg Nature Reserve, about 2.5 hrs from Johannesburg. The animals were introduced into the reserve in the 1980s, so […]
six degrees north 