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Tag Archives: Konongo

100m dish

June 2, 2013by Chris 2 Comments

Bill here. This is Soup and Stew (not poop and spew, although it would be an honest mistake). They’re Senegal Parrots. They are the catalyst for dragging me from my […]

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cooking, food, Markets, recipes, the farm

one year

February 15, 2013by Chris 17 Comments

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. […]

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Ashanti, Children, culture, expat, first impressions, Ghana, Konongo, Kumasi, new home, Uncategorized

the other side of the tracks

November 29, 2012by Chris 2 Comments

Between Accra and Kumasi is a rail line. A rail line which has not been used, for trains at least, for a long, long time. It has fallen into disrepair […]

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Ashanti, culture, emigration, expat, Ghana, Konongo, Markets, places to visit in Ghana

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

Have you done the groceries?

July 8, 2012by Chris 3 Comments

One of the joys of travelling, hell, one of the joys of life, is eating and trying new foods. But moving to a new country whose palate and cuisine is […]

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cooking, culture, expat, first impressions, food, Ghana, Konongo, Kumasi, Markets, new home, shopping, the differences

photo of the week

May 12, 2012by Chris 4 Comments

A young girl working at Konongo markets. Hope everyone is enjoying their weekend.

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Children, culture, Ghana, Markets

Ghana…we made it

February 20, 2012by Chris 3 Comments

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 […]

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first impressions, Ghana, new home, Uncategorized

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