Greetings from Ghana! We have just arrived back in Kumasi, Ghana after a weekend excursion to Mole National Park. We traveled by bus from Accra to Kumasi on March 30th and have been here since. Next to Accra, Kumasi is Ghana's second largest city and is characterized by forests rather than coastline. We are staying at Kumasi Tech University, which is around a 15 minute drive from the heart of Kumasi. The campus is very spread out and the environment here is very ...

A lot has happened since my last blog. It is hard to believe that we have been here for two weeks already and that we are almost ready to leave Accra for good. Like many other poorer nations, bargaining here is a way of life. I have been honing my skills while bargaining for cabs, bargaining in markets, and bargaining with street vendors. There are people all over selling a variety of goods ranging from crazy glue to windshield wipers. It is often hard to tell ...

I have been in Accra for only 3 days and already have seen a good deal of people and the city. The travel here was smooth although most of us were up for two days straight. The flight to Ghana from New York was even pleasant at times. Ghanaians are very friendly and the atmosphere on the plane was pleasant and social, unlike most American flights. Any adults sitting around a baby on the flight took care of that baby for hours regardless if they knew the mother or...