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Ghanaian mancala…Owari. Video by Lillian and Cecily

April 9, 2012by Chris 7 Comments

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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Children, culture, games, Mancala, Uncategorized

A new school

April 7, 2012by Chris 8 Comments

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, […]

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Children, culture, first impressions, new home, school, Uncategorized

A Sunday drive…Lake Bosomtwe

March 27, 2012by Chris 23 Comments

Hi there. Each Sunday Bill manages to not work, well, you know, he can’t help himself, so he pops in for an hour, and then we have a family day. […]

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Children, first impressions, Ghana, places to visit in Ghana, Sunday drive, Travel

Let’s meet…Stephen and Sly

March 10, 2012by Chris 10 Comments

{inspired by our friends Jen, Tessa and Ella, we have been looking at time lines, significant periods through history, and our own place in history. Part of our history are […]

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Children, culture, first impressions, friends, Ghana, Let's meet

Independance day.

March 8, 2012by Chris 2 Comments

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 […]

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Children, culture, first impressions, Ghana, Uncategorized

trips to the big smoke…Kumasi

March 5, 2012by Chris 4 Comments

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 […]

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Children, Ghana, Kumasi, Markets, new home, places to visit in Ghana, Uncategorized

The second half of the house (by Cec and Lill, with photos by Jock)

February 29, 2012by Chris 5 Comments

The second half of the house is ours! Would you like a tour? The house is enormous. We have a bedroom each, 2 bathrooms, 2 kitchens, and 2 verandahs, and […]

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Children, first impressions, new home

19 Ashanti chiefs :: all in one night

February 27, 2012by Chris 4 Comments

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 […]

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Ashanti, Children, culture, Ghana, new home, Uncategorized

Kids!

February 22, 2012by Chris 3 Comments

Great excitement yesterday afternoon when we headed down to the tennis and volleyball courts-we met a big group of boys and girls heading home from the local school. There was […]

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Children, Ghana, new home, sport

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