Ghana

It wasn’t hot, but extremely humid. I felt like I was drinking a gallon of water, just by breathing. There were nice places, like where the beaches were, there were lots of really nice hotels. But, in the north, it smelt kinda weird. Also the places weren’t as nice. Though the people were nice, they laughed if you didn’t know the language. My family is from there and when my mom kept haggling the prices down(Embarrassing) she said they were trying to take advantage of us, since we seemed to be tourists. Don’t visit without either lots of cash or a true Ghanian.

Really pretty wildlife, Getting to the Tamale park was like traveling on a punch of rocks. Extremly hard, not really worth it.

I went to Ghana in 2000 on a work trip but was able to meet my family there for the first time. It was quite an experience! Everyone was friendly and smiling. A tip… if you are shopping in the markets.. bring along a native to do your negotiating. The native will get a better price than the American.

i think the site is terrific and all but i stumbled upon it by a mistake. any how it will be superb to stay in touch with people you have quite a bit in common with

They are disciplined people and working to make the place so pretty

I absolutely LOVE Ghana! I came here for the first time in July 2006 for a month and I instantly fell in love with the place. It was my first time every visiting Africa so it was a really great experience for me. I am actually in Ghana for the second time right now although i am only here for a week. I plan to com back many more times in the future!

if u have been to ghana u’ll probably know that the title of this entry means welcome, and ghana is indeed welcoming. my favourite thing about of the ghanaian culture would be the art,the carvings and the cloth (mainly african wear) you can get. I would suggest that you go to a seamtress which you can notifiy by the examples of clothes that they have display on the door of their stall or something, and get something made for yourself, u can even imitate a style that u like but just incorprating an ghanain twist to it, if you havn’t already, plus its cheap to. As for advice if u are familiar with the currency, its change so when you exchange after july 2007, make sure u get the ghanaian cedi which is the new name not the cedi which is the old name for the currency

I’m moving to Ghana in the fall to do volunteer work. I’m excited! I opted to take a year off instead of college and I chose Africa because I wanted to be able to help people. Of course, letting your child go is scary, and letting them go to Africa is even scarier, so I agreed on Ghana because I’ve always wanted to go there and because it has a fairly stable government. Just two more months, and I’ll be there!

Amanda’s 18th birthday party was really nice with the beach setting. The meal and service was also superb!!

I was in Ghana for a week last January with a class – the country was beautiful… we went all around, spent time in Accra, Kumasi, Elmina, and more that I don’t remember right now. It was a great experience, despite the fact that I absolutely hated how the trip was structured (6-7 hours a day on a bus… and the malaria pills that made me extra-irritable didnt make that easier), and my roommate is studying abroad there now, and she likes it as well. I’d reccomend staying in the Novotel in Accra, or Coconut Grove in Elmina.

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