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Tag 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

Mystery item of the week

February 7, 2013by Chris 11 Comments

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 […]

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Driving adventures, emigration, expat, Ghana

Obama fever

November 8, 2012by Chris 2 Comments

Oh-bama! While the election is not ours, and by ours I mean the rest of the world, it’s been impossible to ignore hasn’t it? Impossible not to form some sort […]

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culture, emigration, expat, Ghana, the differences

a chair fit for a Queen

October 2, 2012by Chris 2 Comments

Hi there, Do you like my new chair? Beautiful huh? I bought it yesterday in Konongo from a store which sells all manner of ‘chiefly’ items. How cool is that? […]

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Ashanti, culture, emigration, expat, Ghana, new home, shopping

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

You know you’re back in West Africa when…

September 12, 2012by Chris 3 Comments

You are wished ‘God Bless You’ more times in a week than in your first 39 years You put on bug repellant to go out and night to feed the […]

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Ashanti, culture, emigration, expat, new home, places to visit in Ghana, the differences, 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

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

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