September 2010
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Batik
I am so behind in my blog posts! Really quickly, while we were in Accra we had the opportunity to do batik, a traditional form of West African textile. Batik is essentially a process of slightly more complicated tie-dye, but it looks way better. There are two basic ways of creating a batik print. On one day, half of the class did the first form and the other half did the other type and then we...
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Sundays in Ghana
Sorry it’s been so long since I was last able to write but internet has been scarce. Accra has been crazy. My homestay “Granny” (or “Auntie Jemima” as she is known at her church) is very friendly, but also very hands off. This has its benefits and its downsides—though I have a lot of freedom with my time and am able to spend a lot of time with my friends from...
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Homestay
So orientation is over! It was so sad to leave the Suma Court Hotel where we had been staying and saying goodbye to Eric (the owner of the hotel) and Nicholas (the 2-year old boy whos mom worked at the hotel). They were so hospitable and helpful during our first few days in Ghana.
After waking up and having breakfast we had a brief Twi language class, dance class and...
Enjoy your Life
I have arrived safely in Accra! The past few days have been insane. After a pretty hectic day of running around buying last-minute things for the trip my plane took off on Sunday evening from Burlington. My 7 PM flight was really quick; just flying down to Washington DC to connect to my direct flight to Accra. After landing in DC I hurried off to the gate and was excited to see a bunch of other...