Over the years I have received many emails asking about expat life in Ghana. I appreciate that information about life in West Africa is hard to come by. Beyond gushy tales
https://sixdegreesnorth.me/2016/04/22/moving-to-ghana-1000-ways-to-be-an-expat/
Yesterday some friends and I drove out of Accra and into the fertile, intensely green valley to the north. Our destination was the large town of Nsawam and we were
https://sixdegreesnorth.me/2015/05/06/searching-for-the-lost-treasures-of-the-gold-coast/
From the country that brought you Azonto music and kente cloth, today let’s enjoy the exuberance of a fantasy coffin! To say that funerals are a big deal in Ghana,
https://sixdegreesnorth.me/2015/04/19/looking-to-go-out-in-style-ghanas-fantasy-coffins/
Over the last three years in Ghana I have seen desperately poor, tiny villages. I have seen the hopelessness of mentally ill, homeless people. I have seen simple, heart-breaking poverty.
https://sixdegreesnorth.me/2015/02/13/sodom-and-gomorrah-a-day-trip-to-hell/
This morning I am sitting in my new office, a little space tucked off my bedroom, with windows on each side which allows the breeze (and no doubt the harmattan
https://sixdegreesnorth.me/2015/01/15/simple-pleasures-and-small-mercies/
January is upon us with another season of Harmattan cloaking us in a grey blanket of dust. In my rapidly dwindling romantic notions of Africa, I am still surprised that
https://sixdegreesnorth.me/2015/01/09/january-breaking-the-drought/
Crossing the border to Togo has become, somewhat surprisingly, a must-do on my bucket list. It’s funny how a move to a new country can change your travel desires. A few
This month, most of the avoidable and unnecessary setbacks in the fight to stop Ebola can be linked to stupidity. Unfortunately, history shows that stupidity is a pandemic, and, like
https://sixdegreesnorth.me/2014/09/18/ebola-heartbreak-stupidity-bravery/
Hi there, It’s been a while since I have posted some Friday fun through TGIA – Thank God it’s Africa. TGIA is my look at the weird and wonderful things
https://sixdegreesnorth.me/2014/09/12/tgia-thank-god-its-africa-6/
In Australia, mid year was that difficuilt time, nothing special going on, a wintery greyness punctuated by days of cold, clear sunshine. But there was no event to be marked
https://sixdegreesnorth.me/2014/09/08/home-is-where-the-internet-connects-automatically/