Ghana girls dorm is finished!

April 11th, 2008 | By Joshua | 2 Comments »

Last October, I posted a plea from Peace Corps Volunteer Carl Allen in Northern Ghana, who was raising funds to build a girls’ dorm at a business school in the... [Read this entry]

Help girls go to school in Northern Ghana

October 27th, 2007 | By Joshua | 1 Comment »

Last year, Tay and I met Peace Corps Volunteer Carl “Ka” Allen in Northern Ghana, in the village of Nakpanduri where Carl was living and where Tay and I were... [Read this entry]

Ghana Black Stars Goal against the USA sparks mass happiness

September 16th, 2007 | By Joshua | No Comments »

This is video of Ghanaians watching the 2006 World Cup. I was in Accra and every single goal the Black Stars scored throughout the tournament was celebrated like this —... [Read this entry]

Plant a Tree in Ghana: Contribute to the Keta Coconut Project

July 24th, 2006 | By Joshua | 1 Comment »

A while back, I reported on the devastation of the trees in the village of Keta as a result of tidal surges. The community has had trouble getting back on... [Read this entry]

New Ghana Youth Blog!

July 21st, 2006 | By Joshua | 2 Comments »

Congratulations to the PPAG Young & Wise Media Committee for creating the Ghana Youth Blog!

Of course I’m kicking myself for not discovering and getting involved with the Media Committee earlier... [Read this entry]

Buying Bread

July 17th, 2006 | By Joshua | 2 Comments »

That I am ready to go home does not matter to Africa, which persists in being everywhere I look and all around me.

Cape Coast, Canopy, and College Kids

July 11th, 2006 | By Joshua | No Comments »

The dust has not settled from our trip north when we reconfigure our daypacks and we set out before sunrise, searching for transport to... [Read this entry]

Back from the Bush: Two Weeks in Northeast Ghana

July 7th, 2006 | By Joshua | 8 Comments »

To travel is to disappear. At least it used to be, before blogs and cell phones plugged our movements into the ether for anyone... [Read this entry]

World’s a-hummin’

June 24th, 2006 | By Joshua | No Comments »

After a sun-soaked, rasta-colored day at Kokrobite Beach, just west of Accra, I return to Mamprobi to discover this review of the Tranquilo Traveler on one of my favorite travel... [Read this entry]

Jubilation! Ghana 2 - USA 1! Everybody’s Dancin’…

June 23rd, 2006 | By Joshua | 2 Comments »

Each of Ghana’s goals against the USA is followed by an eruption of shouts and drumming, everyone spilling out of PPAG’s Young & Wise... [Read this entry]