Saturday, March 14, 2009

Leaves as Toothbrushes

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The leaves of the Cottonwood tree apparently make a good toothbrush-toothpaste combo. While I did not see them using it frequently, Paul...

Serious Erosion in Ghana

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Villages can have a serious erosion problem. Just a little below Paul's hand is where the ground level used to be. But because of eros...

Ghanaian School kids

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White person + camera + crowd of Ghanaian kids = a very excited crowd of Ghanaian kids. We stopped by the school in the village where the s...

Croc in Techiman

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Paul and I had been feeding the fish in this spot for 5 or 10 minutes without noticing the crocodile laying on the edge of the water. Someo...

Kintampo Falls

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About an hours journey north of Techiman are the Kintampo falls. There is a small park here with an entrance fee (foreigners pay more than ...

Northern-style Ghana Mud House

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This house is the style of house seen in the Northern region of Ghana. The roof is a place where many things happen...food is sun-dried, wa...

Raising Snails

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While visiting a site where Paul is hoping implement many elements of Permaculture to create a demonstration location, I got to see how snai...

The Abandoned Eco-village Xofa

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This whole adventure around the world centered around some volunteer and educational work I was planning on doing at the eco-village of Xofa...

Pounding the Fufu

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Pounding fufu is really an art of timing between the stick coming down on the fufu and the hand turning the fufu in the bowl. To watch it, ...
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The Rain Arrives

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The day that we went out to finish our Mandela garden, we were hit by a heavy rain. It was a really nice rain. It reminded me of laying on...

Living in Dodi

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Five of the people in this picture are members of the family where I stayed the week that I was in Dodi. The mama is the lady in the center...
Thursday, March 12, 2009

Market Hats

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I loved these little (in terms of affection not size) market hats. I thought it would be the perfect addition to my "farming wardrobe....

Fishing Traps

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This man sits in the shade making fishing traps of bamboo to sale at the market. He can make about 30 a day and they will sale for about $0...

Belly Button Sealing

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This is my other baby friend from Dodi who liked me instantly. His nickname is Nana (meaning 'Chief'). You may have noticed the ex...

Child Fear of the Obruni

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I had the most unexpected response from babies. Babies of Accra (the biggest city in Ghana) were scared to tears of me. However, the child...

Quality and Maintenance

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One way to get to Xofa is by taking a boat from Dodi across the water to Xofa. It's a nice way to get there. The other ways are by roa...

Ghana Transportation

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While this was not the normal type of transportation we took, it was for sure one of the more fun ones. while there are buses as public tra...

Ghanaian Food

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Can we say pepe? Yep...spicy food! Fortunately, some people understand that foreigners may not eat so much and will ask you before prepari...

Accra Beach

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One evening we hung out at the beach in Accra. It's a lively area in the evenings with restaurants and bars along the beach and plenty ...

Ghana Water Use

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While there are for sure cultural differences between the US and Ghana, I was not hit with culture shock as I expected. The way of doing da...
Thursday, January 29, 2009

Salbutes

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I need to find an article that explains why greasy food is so addictive. These little 3" pockets of joy are nothing more than fried mi...
Wednesday, January 28, 2009

Belize Clam Chair

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Here is a chair that we saw frequently in Belize and is pretty comfortable if you are in the mood for lounging back in the chair. It's ...
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Actun Tunichil Muknal Cave - Belize

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Spelunking through a cave where you have to swim to find ancient Mayan skeletal remains is definitely one of the highlights of my trip so fa...
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Wednesday, December 10, 2008

Martha´s Guesthouse - San Ignacio, Belize

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When we went west to the Cayo district in Belize, we stayed in San Ignacio at Martha´s Guesthouse. We got the First Lady Suite which we wer...

Mayan Ruins of Tikal - Guatemala

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We made it to the ruins of the ancient Mayan city of Tikal in Guatemala. It really was amazing to see for a pyramid first-timer as myself. ...

Bussing it in Central America

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Taking the buses is definitely an experience. The public buses that transport you around the country are old American school buses. They w...

Toilettes in Central America

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I´m sure those that have traveled in Europe and Asia have encountered the toilettes that are just holes in the ground with ceramic to stand ...
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Saturday, December 06, 2008

Captain Baxter´s Snorkeling

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We went snorkeling with Captain Baxter in what appears to be his partially handmade sailboat. It was a nice way to go out on the water...to...

Wild Mango

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This little restaurant at the south end of the main strip of beach in the town center serves tasty food and very tasty margharitas...so good...

Pupusas

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I love these little pouches :)...at least that is what I think the name translates to. It seems to be not quite tortilla dough stuffed with...
Wednesday, December 03, 2008

Mapping my progress

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View Larger Map I hear that people keep wondering where I am as I can't update my blog as often as I'd like but what I can find time...
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