Title: Richard in Koforidua (Ghana)

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The End - 07/Sep/2009 13:00 - 5356 days ago
I have been back in the UK for two weeks now. In many ways it doesn’t seem like I ever went away. Occasionally I can see that ...
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Of All The Airports in All the World - 23/Aug/2009 14:53 - 5371 days ago
My last day in Ghana required a lot of co-ordination and provided no time at all to actually think about the end of nearly two y...
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Out of Africa - 14/Aug/2009 09:07 - 5380 days ago
I have pulled out the big black suitcase on wheels from behind my bed, it was too big to store away neatly. I have removed the l...
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Abidjan - 10/Aug/2009 09:31 - 5384 days ago
AbidjanIf we hadn’t been unnerved by the UN people carriers and troops in a range of camouflage uniforms, the appearance of a ...
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Untitled - 22/Jul/2009 09:32 - 5403 days ago
Volunteers in Ghana are told that greeting is hugely important. The handshakes, sometimes with the special clicks, and the‘ho...
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Beads - 19/Jul/2009 10:56 - 5406 days ago
Of all the traditional crafts in Ghana, beadmaking is the one most closely associated with the Eastern Region and in particular ...
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Obama in Ghana - 12/Jul/2009 10:24 - 5413 days ago
We agonised for some time about whether we should try and see Obama in the flesh. When would the opportunity present itself agai...
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The Nubuke Foundation - 03/Jul/2009 09:07 - 5422 days ago
My visit to Legon had been to a new art gallery, the Nubuke Foundation. (‘Nubuke’ means ‘a new dawn has broken’ in one o...
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The Great Oburoni Debate - 03/Jul/2009 08:59 - 5422 days ago
A recent letter in the“Daily Graphic”, from an American volunteer in Ghana fed up with being hailed by one and all as “obu...
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The Adomi Bridge - 24/Jun/2009 09:13 - 5431 days ago
Spent a peaceful weekend with Catherine and Carla at Aylos Bay beside the River Volta. We would have appalled the VSO Ghana doct...
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Untitled - 12/Jun/2009 13:10 - 5443 days ago
One of the benefits of a long volunteer placement is the opportunity to see changes in your adopted second home. Regular reader...
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Obama Coming - 26/May/2009 10:20 - 5460 days ago
Coming from a country with a long established democratic process, I take peaceful elections and changes in government for grante...
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Accra - 15/May/2009 09:33 - 5471 days ago
One of the reasons I like Koforidua is that it isn’t Accra, but it is convenient distance – an easy day trip – from Accra....
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Jackson Park - 11/May/2009 10:27 - 5475 days ago
It is a long time since I made specific mention of Jackson Park in the heart of Koforidua. By European standards, its hard surf...
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Zoom Lion and the Wheelie Bins - 11/May/2009 10:02 - 5475 days ago
There is a new noise on the streets of Koforidua. If we didn’t have enough already, we now have to contend with the music whi...
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Untitled - 04/May/2009 09:29 - 5482 days ago
A regular feature of the volunteer experience is playing host to friends and family from home. As I mentioned in the last item,...
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Easter - 14/Apr/2009 10:35 - 5502 days ago
The entries over the last month have been more of a travelog, than a blog about living in Ghana. There has been little happening...
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Ghanaians - 07/Apr/2009 09:38 - 5509 days ago
I was recently asked to describe Ghanaians by somebody coming here in the near future. After saying how fortunate I was to be h...
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"Are you crossing?" - 31/Mar/2009 09:23 - 5516 days ago
Wherever you go in Ghana you will be asked‘how are you?’ and ‘where are you going?’ or just ‘where to?’ The first is...
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Larabanga - 25/Mar/2009 09:34 - 5522 days ago
There is, of course, a flip side to Mole. A short distance from the park’s main gate is the village of Larabanga. The creati...
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Mole - 23/Mar/2009 11:35 - 5524 days ago
This is a guess, but I don’t there are many game reserves where you can get two nights bed and breakfast, two evening meals, a...
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No Sweat! - 15/Mar/2009 11:41 - 5532 days ago
Tuesday was a first. As I may have mentioned it gets quite warm here, regularly in the mid thirties and very humid. Consequently...
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Posuban Shrines - 11/Mar/2009 10:19 - 5536 days ago
On Thursday I returned to the coast of Central Region for a couple of days visiting a few more of the ruined European forts. I ...
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Trials and Tribulations - 09/Mar/2009 11:33 - 5538 days ago
Monday morning should have been straight forward. Charge up my electricity smart card and spend an hour or so on the internet. ...
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Miscellany - 25/Feb/2009 10:33 - 5550 days ago
A combination of the age and condition of the internal paint work and the ferocity of the current spells of rain, mean that ther...
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Yam Chip Wife - 25/Feb/2009 10:32 - 5550 days ago
I fancied yam chips and pepper sauce on Saturday. I hadn’t had them for a week or so. Most week day lunches recently have bee...
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The Honorable Nana Adjei Boateng - 25/Feb/2009 10:18 - 5550 days ago
The transitional period of President Atta Mills government continues. On Thursday he gave his first State of the Nation Address...
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Fire Starters - 16/Feb/2009 12:07 - 5559 days ago
As I was leaving the house one day recently, the compound suddenly filled with butterflies. As I approached each bush or tree an...
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The Mmetiamu Bridge - 16/Feb/2009 11:49 - 5559 days ago
The letters page of theDaily Graphicis one of my favourite features and I am always disappointed when the page is replaced by so...
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Akwaaba Cadbury - 05/Feb/2009 12:58 - 5570 days ago
Monday was big day in the cocoa growing community of Kromameng, near Suhum. A team from the London end of the Cadbury Cocoa Par...
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The Rain Returns - 01/Feb/2009 11:04 - 5574 days ago
A dramatic storm on Thursday night signalled the return of rain to Koforidua after an absence of over a month. When overhead, t...
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Silence in the Library - 01/Feb/2009 10:52 - 5574 days ago
Ghana is a noisy place. The main culprit is music blasted at peak volume from speakers in shops, tro tros and funeral gathering...
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