I first encountered this novel when I was a college student in the late 1990s. But did I read it then? No! I was too busy trying to get into medical school. I finally got around to reading it over the past few months (it shouldn’t have taken this long) and now I wonder what […]
Tasting Notes – Golden Tree Chocolate
I cannot talk about chocolate without mentioning Ghanaian chocolate. As the #2 producer of cocoa in the world (#1 being Ivory Coast) it would not be too far-fetched to believe that a lot of chocolate out there originates from Ghanaian cocoa beans. But, there’s only one that is processed locally from the choicest premium Ghana […]
The plight (and rights) of witches
I have been invited to a screening of “The Witches of Gambaga” on Saturday, March 24th 2012 at 7:00pm at the Grace Hotel (125 W 45th St) in New York City. The event is being promoted by GhanaProNet, a fledgling professional network of dynamic and innovative Ghanaians (and friends of Ghana) whose goal is to […]
Insight into a Ghanaian Function
It’s the 55th anniversary of Ghana’s Independence Day today. What that means is that all around the world where there are Ghanaian communities there will be some kind of “function” to celebrate this event. In fact, these “functions” likely started last weekend and you can expect somewhere in this world the Ghanaian Independence Day “function” […]
Maggi Cube & the Ghanaian Kitchen
Once several years ago, my father made a remark that I never forgot. “Ghanaian women these days do not know how to cook, just Maggi cube here, Maggi cube there, stew and rice, rice and stew, and they call that food”. The statement was made around the time I was beginning to realise that the […]
Ghanaian Dining – “You are invited”
When I was in Ghana in 2007 doing a clinical rotation at Korle-Bu, I worked closely with one physician who when it was time for lunch, would take out whatever she had brought or had one of the janitors go out to buy, look at me somewhat meekly over the top of her meal and […]
Ghanaians who don’t speak their native language
Hmmmm, I have a bone to pick. For the record, I am one of those Ghanaians who doesn’t speak their native language. A full-blooded Ghanaian. A Ghanaian with two full-blooded Ghanaian parents. A Ghanaian who spent at least a few years in Ghana. Okay? Let’s get all of that out of the way. My entire […]
Seriously Black Stars?
Wow! Not even third place? I guess the Black Stars of Ghana need to look for a new coach, a new approach, and maybe certain players need to spend less time in the recording studio. The African Cup of Nations is underway and the Black Stars of Ghana have played pretty poorly. We can’t expect […]
Cloth Girl: A Novel by Marilyn Heward Mills
Click for Amazon link I just finished this 560 page novel and I’m not quite sure where to begin. So many thoughts! First things first, Cloth Girl is the debut novel for lawyer turned author Marilyn Heward Mills. It was shortlisted for one of UK’s prestigious Costa first novel award in 2006. The brief synopsis: […]
From Ghana to the Grand Canyon
By way of New York of course. We left New York in the afternoon and arrived in Las Vegas around 8 pm local time. It was like walking into an oven. We spent the night at Doubletree Airport Hotel. Their shuttle service was convenient (airport or MGM on the strip) but they dropped us off […]
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.