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Back in Accra this afternoon after taking a tro tro from Lome. Not too much going on- just hanging out in the internet cafe, going to find a couple more gifts on the street, and then probably an early night for me.
I am crossing my fingers that tomorrow’s flight goes okay. I know airports in [...]

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Okay, I didn’t expect to get back on the internet tonight. I did manage to get a couple pictures up this morning while in Sokode of our fulani experience. Unfortunately since I took everything in raw format you’ll have to wait for the majority of them.
Don’t forget to check the link to [...]

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What a couple of days! Chris is uploading photos right now of our last few days with the Fulani tribe.
I’ll be posting much more when i return to the USA in a few days, but very quickly: an amazing time in the middle of the bush with four fulani families. Fresh cow milk, sleeping under [...]

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In an hour or so we’ll be taking off for the village again. This will most likely be the last time I am on the internet save for the day I fly home in Accra.
Its been an incredible trip of course thus far- we really have no idea how this last week [...]

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Finally some pictures today. Click on the picture to go into my flickr and there is another ten or so. This is a picture of Chris and I helping the neighbor family bring in fuel from the fields. Although in their culture, the males do not do any work, Chris and I [...]

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Chris and I are back in Sokodè for a couple days. He is posting a few pictures on his flickr account. Check them out if you get a chance.
The last week or so has been spent in his village. We were able to finally begin taking family portraits of his neighborhood so that I can [...]

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Hello folks- I’ve got ten more minutes on the clock here in the internet cafe- so a few minutes to update you all on the journey.
Chris, Elom, and I arrived in his village early this week. We’ve been spending time with the community, especially chris’ counterpart Ticha.
Have had some intense conversations, yet very interesting, with [...]

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Many new posts today- but since this keyboard is foreign and the internet is very slow I am going to bunch them all up in this one post. So if you want to read in order of date, start from the bottom. I dont recall where i left off so hopefully i am not repeating [...]

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Chris and I spent a few hours yesterday wandering through the Cape Coast Castle in Ghana. Google it and I’m sure you’ll find a wikipedia or other information. The internet is so slow here that it is impossible for me to search for information and link it - takes way too long.
Incredible and sombering experience- [...]

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Chris and I have been staying at the Oasis Beach Resort in Cape Coast Ghana, the last night or two. We’re going to stay here and use the resort as a base for the next two days while we explore some old slave trade castles and maybe go for a hike in the rain forest.
Beautiful [...]

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