Weekend of Nov 19-20 Saturday, Nov 19 I had my last real lesson with Zie, and it was surprisingly productive. I was very focused and we...

Nov 17-19ish Thursday all of my plans changed. I was originally supposed to have a two-hour xylophone (gyil) lesson with Zie in the...

Mon-Wed Nov 14-16 Tuesday Nov 15, I got my hair, well my scalp. washed at Delali‘s shop because it was itching really badly. Luckily, I...

NZULENZU Village This past weekend I went to the Western region with my friend Jonas. The main attraction was going to see this village...

Wednesday, November 9 Today was the day I got my hair braided. Once I knew Delali had a hair shop, I went there to watch her put some...

Saturday, November 5 Saturday I went with Jonas to watch the fisherman pull in fishing nets on the beach. I’ve been wanting to do this...

Oct 25-about Nov 17 In the past 3-ish weeks, I have noticed how much the value of the Ghanaian cedi (GHS) has depreciated compared to the...

THE DAY OF THE FUNERAL Saturday Oct 29 Saturday was the day of the funeral and the royal transition. It again started at the palace. We...

Weekend of Oct 27-30:The Funeral Itself Part 1: Friday; And going to the Nunya Music Academy To acquaint you, this is me, Delali's...

On Tuesday and Wednesday nights October 25 and 26th, the Department of Music and Dance put on their final end of the semester program...

Sunday, Oct 23, I went to my first church service since I’ve been here. I went to John-Doe’s church. For those who don't know, John-Doe...

Also the week of Oct 17 The other thing I found out about Monday morning is that the other reason classes are canceled is because the...

Week of October 17 This week has been a week full of firsts again. It was the last full week of classes, but most classes were canceled...

Weekend of Oct 15 This weekend has been an interesting weekend. I went to a run through of the final program that the department is...

The week of October 10 Well I’m past the halfway point of being here. That means I’ve been here for a little over two months and I have a...

Week of Oct 2 This past week was a pretty fulfilling week of teaching with the students. It was my last week of teaching the senior class...

I had two great experiences this past weekend! The first was a tour of Elmina Castle. It was built in 1482 by the Portuguese originally...

Week of Sept 26-30 Mondays are such fulfilling days. I start my week by going to have a private drum lesson with Antoinette. This week...

Highlights for the week of September 19 Thursday night I got to speak to the class that I am supposed to be taking as a student. It’s a...

Sept 16-18 This weekend I got to take a trip to Kumasi with my colleagues and friends Eric and Medina and their spouses, Harriet and...