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Earnest Whimsy:
(I know, I’ve posted a lot lately. It’s my turn for internet [until tomorrow], so I’m upping a backlog of stuff while I can!)
It’s funny how the most menial or otherwise-insignificant tasks (as in; tasks that, were I living in any other place and time but here and now, would be trivial) can make me […]
It’s funny how the most menial or otherwise-insignificant tasks (as in; tasks that, were I living in any other place and time but here and now, would be trivial) can make me […]
I went to market today, which was sufficient enough to make me feel accomplished. The nearest market to me runs Sundays and Wednesdays, and I’m usually there at least one of those days. Without storage space or a refridgerator, I basically am limited to shopping for a few days at a time (as is everyone […]
Saturday, 27 September 2008
Today marked the third (fourth?) “official” occasion of what is becoming a weekly ritual for me: every Saturday, I go to Cape Coast, head for the Beach, and spend a few hours letting the wind blow the cobwebs out of my soul.
Mind you, the beach itself is a rocky, dirty, foul and […]
I just uploaded a few photos I took this morning of the area around my house. I thought I should post an entry explaining small-small about what I might variously refer to as “my house,” “our house,” “the house,” “T’s house,” or “Hey, it keeps the rain off.” I lose track of what details I’ve […]
Thursday, 18 September 2008
It’s 6:45am, and there is a girl scrubbing our bath. I’m not sure I’m entirely comfortable with this, but I must admit… she’s better at it than I am.
Let me explain. I’ve been told before, by other PCVs and by Ghanaian teachers alike, that student labour on a teacher’s behalf is not […]
It’s 6:45am, and there is a girl scrubbing our bath. I’m not sure I’m entirely comfortable with this, but I must admit… she’s better at it than I am.
Let me explain. I’ve been told before, by other PCVs and by Ghanaian teachers alike, that student labour on a teacher’s behalf is not […]
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