I was born in Ghana and
raised in the US. When it was time for me to come back I’ll admit that I was SCARED. What I was expecting and what I got were two different things.
I was shocked to learn that everything I could get in the US I was able to obtain in Ghana, even if it was at a higher cost. Everyone had their own cell phones. Traffic was here too (cars good, traffic not so good).
I was shocked to learn that everything I could get in the US I was able to obtain in Ghana, even if it was at a higher cost. Everyone had their own cell phones. Traffic was here too (cars good, traffic not so good).
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| Osu is one of my favorite hangouts (Frankie's has great pizza) |
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| Accra Mall at night |
Riding in my cousin's car, my eyes were open wide to the sites she was pointing out as the latest song by Rhianna played on the radio. Joy
abounded.
My phenomenal cousin introduced me to an internet cafe and I almost fell out. Computers, in Ghana for everyone to use? Imagine? Boy was I backward thinking about the country.
My phenomenal cousin introduced me to an internet cafe and I almost fell out. Computers, in Ghana for everyone to use? Imagine? Boy was I backward thinking about the country.
Don't get me wrong, I'm not saying that all of Ghana is technologically advanced, but the country has all of the creature
comforts that I had gotten accustomed to in the US. A person only needs to know
how and where to access them, since I am a fast learner, I had no difficulty
finding what I needed. And it’s getting easier by the day.
I hope I have shown you a
little piece of modern Ghana. There is more to learn. Did you know Ghana was
like this?
Such is the joys of travelling. Some places offer a major culture shock, but mostly it's all pretty much the same everywhere (in the cities at least).
ReplyDeleteYou're right Lynda. If I had gone straight to the village, I'd be singing a different tune today.
DeleteLOL @ Nana, of course, I thought Ghana was like that. Just like any African country. You've got cities and villages...
ReplyDeleteThat's true Mary, but many people who haven't been to Ghana only think about the villages.
DeleteI don't think I would have expected to find a pizza place in Ghana! Now I want to try Frankie's. :)
ReplyDeleteLol. Julie. I ate a bacon cheeseburger there last week and my eyes crossed because it was so good.
DeleteIs Frankie Italian???? Maybe 10/15 years ago I would have wondered where smaller countries all over the world were on the technology meter, but not today. The world is so small and technology is everywhere. The pope is on Twitter - seriously - I mean come on ;)
ReplyDeleteLOL. I don't know if he's Italian. I'll have to look into into it. It's true, the world is getting smaller by the day. I'm not sure if that's a good thing or not.
DeleteI will say that when I think of Ghana, the first image isn't pizzerias and internet cafes! Yet I do travel out of the US and an pleasantly surprised to find that outside of the US, life is very similar. I also like the way -- no matter how modern we've all become in this world -- during my travels abroad I've also seen some wonderful images of life as I DID think it would exist in those countries. A little of the new world and a little of the old.
ReplyDeleteWill I still find those villages in Ghana?
Definitely. You will find more villages than cities in Ghana, but even in the villages, you will find cell phones. Life has not been evenly spread here, but it's getting better by the day.
DeleteI felt happy reading this, Nana. 'efie ni fie!
ReplyDeleteI'm glad Celestine. I don't speak a lot of Twi, but I'll take your words as 'home is home', am I right?
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