You didn’t think you had heard the last about my love for mango, did you? Nope! Here is my ode to mango. As my last week in Ghana draws to a close I’m already beginning to become nostalgic. Nostalgic for the fresh coconut juice and coconut meat on a hot day. Nostalgic for the sweet […]
Name this Fruit: Alasa
There are so many kinds of fruit here in Ghana known only by their local names and many of us don’t know what their English or scientific names are. Alasa is one such fruit. The Alasa is a small oval-shaped fruit almost the size of a lemon (not the gigantic genetically modified kind you find in […]
What is My Deal With Mangos?
I don’t remember when my mango obsession begun. Most of the wild mango in Ghana are the small yellow-skinned, “hairy” kind that are best enjoyed as so: roll mango on hard surface or in palms to soften, bite off the skin at the tip,suck the living daylights out of the mango – I mean […]
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.