Lost in Translation

British Ghanaians will know that being fluent in Twi is a special rarity. Whilst me and my cousins would have been considered fluent in Twi as young children, the moment we entered into mainstream education and spent more time outside of the home than in it, we lost our bi-lingual skills to the domination of…

Day 116: The Beautiful Kwahu

Yesterday before I set off to  Kwahu I told my facebook community that I was heading to arguably the most beautiful mountains in Ghana. I think that’s a fair assertion since so many flock to Kwahu as a sort of pilgrimage every Easter. This is not for any real religious reason but just the fact…

Day 1: Language Barriers

31/10/13 Let’s count Day 1 as the first day I awake in this country. Talk about being thrown into the deep end, my mother (aka unpaid translator) left me alone with my grandmother for the entire day. Gran and I went to the market. This is me who really can’t speak much Twi and all…