Alright. So I know it was only two months ago that I went to Ghana amidst laments of how expensive the flight was and how broke I am, but, I once again am faced with a week of holidays and I intend to make full use of it. No I’m not swimming in money, but […]
Internet Surfing Old Scholarly Papers
To take a break from the hypocrisy and sideshow that is the current state of US politics, I decided to exercise my brain by reading old articles and books. People wonder how I could spend so much time on the internet, but there is so much to learn and every website leads you to another. I […]
This Just In: McCain/Palin Republican ticket
Palin who? I don’t know what this is supposed to be. Trying to capture the women disappointed that Hilary Clinton is not the Democratic presidential (nor vice-presidential) nominee? Trying to match Barack’s Obama youth and relative novelty to Washington? I don’t know. Somehow it indicates a lack of confidence on McCain’s part, and frankly I’m […]
DNC Convention 2008
Maybe it’s because the Olympics just ended and I’ve been accustomed to late night TV viewing. Maybe it’s because there’s “something magical in the air”. Whatever it is, for the first time in my many years in the USA, I have been watching the Democratic National Convention. I had only been following the primaries peripherally, […]
Olympics Wrap-Up
I have thoroughly enjoyed this year’s Olympics. Quite possibly, that I am on a research month where I control my schedule has a lot to do with it. The result – I am so tired from staying up late to catch NBC’s prime-time “live” coverage and waking up early to really catch live events online. […]
World Heritage – Elmina Castle
My visit to Ghana this year was marked by a visit to Cape Coast. I have passed through several times before on my way to Nzema from Accra but have never explored. Elmina Castle in Cape Coast was built in 1482 by Portuguese traders who wanted to protect their interests in the gold trade. They […]
Comic Relief
Comic relief though billboards today. I bet you didn’t think you could get red red, fried rice, banku & stew at your local TakoBell! If after gorging on fast food, you wanted “to have a flat tommy”, you could join the Dzorwulu Keep Fit Club every Sunday at 5:30am. Waste management is a term Accra […]
Ghanaian Politics 101
It’s not everyday that I learn something new! Apparently, since 1992 when Ghana had its first democratic elections in the 4th Republic, politics mirrors that of the US. Huh? Well, I’ll explain. First, the basics. Since 1992, elections have been held every four years, in December, a month after the US elections. Ghana has a multi-party […]
A Black Woman and her Hair
I don’t usually talk about hair. I would be lying if I said my hair was a non-issue in my life. I, a woman, a Black woman, of course my hair has its own identity. Last year, a Glamour magazine editor gave a “Do’s & Don’ts of Corporate Fashion” to a group of women lawyers […]
Football Fever
Leaving the J residence of mourning, Accra felt very still. At first I thought the whole city was in mourning over the week’s 3 horrific major highway accidents which had left a total of 27 people dead. Weekends in Ghana are typically for burials, funerals, and memorials. But while Accra was indeed in shock, it […]
A lover of mangoes. A woman - smart, without pretense, lefthanded, Afropolitan - navigating this thing called life. An unapologetic believer in social justice and karma. Choosing to radiate positive energy and be true to myself. Here, my musings.