it’s not really looking at all like Christmas
One of the advantages of living in Ghana, and I imagine any developing world or Muslim country, is that you don’t have to face the Christmas retail frenzy. Christmas trees […]
Tag Archives: culture
TGIA – Thank God it’s Africa
{TGIA is my weekly post about all the nutty things happen when you live in Africa. Sometimes they’re funny, sometimes they’re a little dangerous, sometimes they’re a heady combination of […]
Our neighbourhood.
In Kumasi we live in a new, large, white apartment block, imposingly fresh on the join between two roads; one asphalt, one dirt. During the day I park […]
TGIA – Thank God it’s Africa
First World Problems – it’s the new catchphrase of the year (decade?) isn’t it? I think it’s kind of hilarious, a recognition that we’ve all become far too precious in […]
TGIA – Thank God it’s Africa
I thought I’d start a little series along the lines of TGIF – Thank God It’s Friday. Nutty things happen here all the time. Sometimes they’re funny, sometimes they’re a […]
Black Star Weekend
Going to a football match in Ghana has always been on our bucket list for our time here. The roaring crowds, the passionate commentary, the electric atmosphere…and, yes I’m sorry […]
get into the groove
Holidays are officially over and reality is here. Time to get back into the groove. This means school, it means seeing dad on the weekends and dealing with mum swearing […]
While wending our way home
We don’t really think of ourselves as ‘resort’ type holiday people. Having said that, we are well versed in the phrase, never say never. To be perfectly honest our […]
press the shift key
So we’re back in Ghana. Six weeks of chatting and eating and drinking, socialising and walking, and chatting and eating some more. The trips to the dentist and the […]
you live where?!?
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 […]
six degrees north 