We walked across the tree tops!!! This was wild!!! Kakum is a large forest region in central Ghana (not far from Cape Coast) after hiking up a steep climb the adventurist visitors arrive at the Canopy walkways. These are seven bridges connecting tree tops that are 130-150 feet above ground. (think football field) Afraid of …
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Electricity in Africa?
As I was flying to Ghana, I looked out the window of my plane down onto the radiantly lit east coast of America. Here in Cape Coast we lose electricity often…a few times a week. Sometimes briefly, but other times for several hours. Did you ever wonder about the lack of electricity in Africa? According …
Africa is how big??
Have you ever wondered HOW BIG is the continent of Africa?? It has 54 different countries and more than 3000 languages or dialects. The largest land area is Algeria (10th largest country in the world) – it is more than the size of both Texas and Alaska together! The African country with the largest population …
Hot beach for your cold day
Geckos in my room and everywhere else!
Where I live….
Ghana Dress Day
Every Friday the citizens of Ghana wear Traditional dresses…yesterday I decided to join the fun…here are some pictures taken with various teachers at Mary Queen of Peace. Enjoy!
What am I doing here??
Hello and greetings from Ghana! The internet here has been fickle, so I am going to provide a short post every day. (I will try to complete the other pages soon) What am I doing here? I teach a kindergarten class at Mary Queen of Peace Catholic School. It was founded in 1994 by the …
The Journey Begins
Thanks for joining me! This blog is to bring my internship experience to you! I arrived in Cape Coast, Ghana on January 12th and began teaching in a Kindergarten classroom. For the next four weeks I will be sharing life at the Mary Queen of Peace Catholic School. Here is one of the “pets” I …
Teaching in Ghana by Donielle DeToy 