We initially go there for selfish reasons. We go to meet people different from ourselves. We go to see beautiful scenery. We go to find humor in things we don't understand. We go to see disgraceful things of our past so we can say they are disgraceful. We go and see beautiful people of the country's future and capture what we want to see. But we leave them there in peril, taking what we wanted to see and feel out of the … [Read more...]
Happy Corner
August 16, 2010 | Leave a Comment
When I was in Ghana there was a little bar in the village we were in called, "Happy Corner." The name pretty much sums up the place. At night, all the volunteers would make the five minute trek in the dark up to this great little bar. If we were lucky the electricity would work for our entire visit (not likely). I ordered a Gordon's Spark (sometimes a few) every night. Gordon Spark I believe is made by Guinness in Nigeria, and there is no way of getting it shipped to the States (I … [Read more...]
