Rock Garden

These past few weeks I have been looking through my Africa photos and reminiscing about where I was last year at this time. At least a coupl...

I just browsed the posts I wrote about Ghana and I cannot believe I never wrote about Dr. Abdulai and the Shekhinah Clinic!! I don't hav...

Last year at this time I was in a disgusting city called Kumasi. It smelled atrocious, it was absolutely filthy, and I couldn't sleep be...

** I just found this post. I wrote it... months ago, but never posted it for some reason. I didn't have any culture shock when I came ho...

This was our main mode of transportation on medium-long trips in Ghana. Long trips (over 6 hours) required STC buses and taxis or our own tw...

In Enchi we were greeted the same by every kid we met.  And it wasn't a simple 'hello' either. No, all the kids would see us and...

The road in Enchi before a vehicle drove by. The road in Enchi after a vehicle drove by... and after we felt it was safe enough to bring ou...

In Africa we often had to pay to pee. It wasn't expensive -- usually only 10 peswas. And if you needed newspaper you had to pay more for...

I first set foot in Enchi over a month and a half ago! That's unreal! All of Africa is beautiful, but I was struck by how lovely Enchi w...

In Africa I sweat like never before. I sweat in areas I never imagined possible... and not in areas I expected to. It was bizarre. Take my...

Sleeping on the beach in Ghana. Wish I was here... though it was quite chilly when it dropped to 30 degrees at night. Life was rough.

I don't know if I actually ever wrote about our trip to Mole National Park. One weekend in February, we decided to go on a safari becaus...

I love thunderstorms. I love love love them!!! Especially when it is warm enough for you to play in them. In Africa it is always warm enough...

I have decided to share my skin infection with all of you. Don't worry it's not contagious (woah, took me a minute to decide whether...