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So I have officially been told I need to return to the US due to the Coronavirus pandemic worldwide. I leave tonight. Overall I have loved it here. I have had so many interesting experiences and made many new friends. My classmates and I have become a small family honestly. I love how the experiencesContinue reading “Yɛbɛhyia bio”

On Friday, we went to Elmina Castle. We got the opportunity to tour the castle including seeing the dungeon where enslaved people were kept. It is ironic because in Elmina, the Portuguese church was right outside of the male dungeons and right in the center of where they were brought out to move and getContinue reading “Bra Fie: Part 2”

This week began a very important part of semester abroad in Ghana. We are stopping at different points along a slave route from the northernmost point of Ghana all the way to the castles at the Southern coast. We started at the Pikworo Slave Camp at Paga. Paga is right at the border of GhanaContinue reading “Bra Fie: Part 1”

On Thursday, we left Patakro and the Ashanti region and headed to Tamale in the Northern Region which was a 7 hour bus ride. On the way, it was clear to see that the environment and society was different. In the South (Accra, Kumasi and most of the other areas we had been to previously)Continue reading “Transportation in Tamale”

Tonight we had Fufu and goat stew outside with the queen mother of Patakro (the village I currently am in). Papa Attah explained that she is hid point of contact for anything he needs in Patakro or Obuasi, all of which she does voluntarily. After eating and discussing some things, Papa Attah decided to tellContinue reading “Cultural Connections 3”

On Thursday, we left Kumasi and went to the village of Patakro about an hour and a half away. During my stay at Patakro, I have haf the opportunity to make acquaintances with and hang out with the children of Patakro; however, I wouldn’t say it is fully voluntary. For some reason, since we cameContinue reading “The Children of Patakro”

On Sunday, we began the traveling portion of the semester, beginning with Kumasi. We will be here until Thursday when we will go to our home-stay in the village (the village is a term used to refer to the most rural areas of Ghana). Yesterday, we had the opportunity to go to Bonwire, a town/villageContinue reading “Kente”

Today I had the priviledge to go to the Kwame Nkrumah Mausoleum. Kwame Nkrumah was the first president of Ghana and played an instrumental role in Ghana’s independence, the first Sub-saharan African country to succeed in doing so. Nkrumah is a personal hero of mine because of his role in Ghana’s independence but the politicalContinue reading “Kwame Nkrumah Mausoleum”

Today, I went to a lecture given by Dr. John Collins, a Historian of Ghanaian music, especially Hiplife. He has turned his house into a museum and seems to be very knowledgeable about the music of Ghana. He is the leading academic in Ghana studying Ghanaian music and has written a lot of books. HisContinue reading “Cultural Connections 2”

Today I went to the Akwasidae festival in Adumasa. Akwasidae is an Akan festival that takes place every forty days (celebrated on the Sunday) where all the sub-chiefs of a state meet with the Chief to discuss the previous 40 days, find solutions to problems, and plan for the upcoming 40 days. Every different AkanContinue reading “Akwasidae”