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Koforidua Bead Market
Sitting with two Muslim Bead Traders at the bead market in K-town. These traders go all over Africa trading beads
Bobitay
Bobitay and his father Joe riding home from school.
Makola Market
The craziness and the colors of Makola Market
Kente
A few of the many different varieties of Kente Cloth
Obama Inauguration Celebration
Fulbrighters at the Obama Inauguration Celebration
Madame and I
Madame Akapame (Headmistress) and I at Obama Inauguration Celebration
Accra Girls' Secondary School
This is a view of the school from the top of the water tower on campus
MotoTaxi in Togo
Moto taxis in Lome are everywhere, cheap, and fun
Voodoo Festival Costume
One of the costumed dancers at the festival in Benin
Voting
The ballot box, with one of the Electoral Commision officers keeping watch
Voting
Part of the line or 'que' waiting to vote
Voting
The lady I buy bananas and ground nuts (peanuts) from, having just voted.
Voting
A Mamobi Market lady who just voted.
Voting
A Mamobi Market lady who voted. I buy avocados from her.
Voting
Two guys from Mamobi who just voted
Voting
This is one of the security gaurds at Accra Girls'. He is 75 years old.
Voting
This is the first lady who voted at Accra Girls' in the runoff election, notice the purple finger.
Fruit Sellers
Two of the fruit sellers outside of Accra Girls' I am not sure of the name of the fruit they have, but I have only ever seen it or eaten in it Ghana.
Bread Lady's Kids
These are three of the kids of the lady I buy my bread from
Accra Girls'
Some of the girls doing P.E.
Accra Girls'
Some of my Form II students
Accra Girls'
Some of my Form I students working hard
Wli Falls
They told me this is the biggest waterfall in West Africa, I got to go swimming in it!
Wli Falls Kids
One of the kids I met on the way back from the falls.
Wli Falls Kids
Some kids I met on the hike back from Wli Falls. Yes, he is holding a machete.
Kente Cloth
"Kete" from Kpetoe, the original Kente cloth village
Kpetoe Kente Cloth Weaving
Making traditional "Kete" Cloth in the village of Kpetoe
Angel
The little girl I met on my trip to Volta Region
Chicken on a Trotro
The guy sitting next to me had a chicken so I asked if I could hold it
Canoeing in Ada
Sitting on the bow of a canoe going up the Volta River
Drinking a Fanta in Bongo
Me, Katie, and Mo in Bongo (far northern Ghana)
"Grocery" Shopping in Mamobi
Bridgett, a market girl, helping me pick out some fruits and vegetables in Mamobi Market
Coconut Milk
Drinking coconut in downtown Accra
Fulbrighters in Burkina Faso
Katie, Me, Andrea, and Mo at the festival in Ouagadougou.
Leaving Burkina
Preparing for a 22 hour bus ride back to Accra.
The Road to Burkina Faso
All of those are chickens that are still alive
Bongo
Carrying water, Ghanaian style
Bongo
Cute kid with a puppy in a small village in the far northern part of Ghana.
Ada
This is part of the estuary where the river and the ocean meet
Ada
Where the Volta River meets the Ocean- I stayed here!
Boti Falls
One of the waterfalls at Boti Falls
Busua Beach
The view from the beach looking out at the ocean
The Chief and I
The Chief near the towns of Old and New Ningo
Funeral Dress
Samuel and I in traditional Ghanaian funeral attire
Boti Falls
One of the waterfalls at Boti Falls
Kakum Canopy Walk
A view of one of the legs of the canopy walk
Kakum Canopy Wak
The end of the rope bridge at Kakum Park
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Hey man happy birthday (right now for you, tomorrow for those who look at clocks running in the United States). Enjoy it and come back and we'll celebrate it regardless of what day the calendar may say it is.
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