Under the radar
I read with great sadness this week of another boat load of asylum seekers drowning off the coast of Christmas Island as they attempted to make Australian soil. But this […]
Tag Archives: culture
Strangely compelling.
Living here often feels harder than it needs to be. With challenges in language, resources, history, climate and all manner of other issues, large and small. We’ve taken to calling […]
30 days of photographs
Do you know TED Talks? I love them. They are such a wonderful reminder of all the amazing people in the world, just so inspirational. The children and I have […]
The Gold Coast
Pretty stunning huh? Did you know Ghana’s pre-independence name was the Gold Coast? This catchy moniker has been copied around the world, but none compares to the original. Named not […]
Mumbo Italiano
I thought I’d better give a little recap of our whirlwind trip to Italy before it all becomes a very pleasant, but distant memory. Did you know that there are […]
How long does the culture shock?
I seem to have lost my voice. I think it is due to the reality of our second year, our new living arrangements, and compounded by an absence of the […]
Harmattan
With rain threatening over the last few days, I thought I’d better get going on a post about Harmattan. Harmattan is technically the name of a West African trade wind, […]
a trip to the smash repair shop
Thrilling, huh? I’m surprised you’re still with me. Since we bought our little car, I have spent a somewhat disappointing, although at times enlightening, amount of time in car-related stores. […]
one year
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. […]
Mystery item of the week
We are having airconditioning installed in our little car. So, I was following a driver from the mine where Bill works to the aircon shop. This is lucky for several […]
six degrees north 