“Please do not be offended,” said the soldier at the Volta River roadblock, “but are you a spy?”
“No I am not.” replied Dan respectfully.
“Are you sure?” asked the soldier, eying Dan’s fancy camera.
“I am sure,” said Dan.
And thus began our epic journey to the distant hill town of Aburi to fulfill the mission of Backpacking Granny: 1) Take seed money from the U.S. to Ghana to buy hand-crafts, 2) which Dan [...Read More!]
What luck that brought us all together at this wonderful organization in Sogakope, Ghana!
When Ghana emerged as my dream destination a few months ago, I joined the Couchsurfing.org “Ghana” group. (Tip: Do this on CS before going to a new place!)
Almost instantly, I received a dozen welcoming messages from various people and organizations in Ghana who were eager to have visitors and volunteers. One emerged as the most interesting [...Read More!]