life in the first ten days
The first weekend in Ghana I spent with Christina and Mavis.
Christina is already here for four month and Mavis is her best Ghanaian friend.
Christina at a street bar
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Me at the same street bar
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and Mavis
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Christina said to me: “You know what I like about the Ghanaians? Sometimes the just jump up and have to dance!” So here it is:
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Street artists
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Epos bar and night club
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The people who helped me to fix my cellphone
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Circle at night
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You recognize it? Around the Malam Atta Market
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First time at the beach in Accra
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On independence day on independence square
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Thousands of young people at the beach after the independence celebration
It was very impressive to see so many people being full of life and playing soccer, wrestling, trying backflips, swimming…
The Ghanaan culture has an understanding of freedom of expression. Often they play, sing and dance just as they feel – jump up and dance, just because it is inside of them, now worry how it looks. And if someone is doing it very freely, the others show respect. They have a strong sense for it. As a white person, I even felt special respect for moving freely. This aspect makes me feel in Ghana like a fish in the water.
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Moving to the new place, where I will stay the next 1 to 4 month – I’ll have to see with commuting to work.
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New friends at the new place – western and african – obruni and obibini
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The main road in my neighbourhood
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