Funny Facts about Ghana by an International student
“Ladies and Gentlemen… Meet Ghana!” :-)
Here I sum up of what I know (and think) of Ghana, again, as an Indonesian who was oblivious to how the Ghanaians live…
It was right in the middle of a very hot summer in Belgium that we found ourselves frantically packing our apartment down to move to Ghana. The decision came suddenly, but all we needed to do was look forward to another adventure. That was exactly what we did, and got.
August 2009, smooth touchdown at Ghana International Airport. The hot climate of Ghana was easy to cope with since we came from a painful hot summer in Belgium :-) We had done some Googling research about Ghana but still we were feeling nervous apprehensive about it all. I tried hard to see the goodness of this new place. But I must say that the first impression was not impressive at all, well there’s no
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So off we went to this shopping mall. Woohoo…!! :D I was celebrating Ghana until my driver parked our car in a parking lot of something that looks like an old warehouse, I stayed quiet. Then he showed me into this building. Still confused, I wondered if he misunderstood me and took me somewhere else instead. After a while of finding our way inside this building, I asked my driver “Can we just go to the shopping mall?” He replied innocently, “Madam, this is the Accra shopping mall.”
* Gasp* I felt like my heart skipped a beat, my mouth went dry, and my back started sweating. I bowed my head down and looked at the floor. It was not shiny, nor reflective. I tilted my head back and looked at the ceiling… there was no void nor mezzanine. Oh My Gordon Brown…! It is not a 10 storey, nor a 5 storey, but a one story building…! I looked around and saw some few small shops. “Are you kidding me?” The whole setting looks more like a shopping arcade rather than a shopping mall.
Accra Shopping
Before I came to Minnesota I thought it was going to be a beautiful place, but when I got here I did not see what I expected. The trees were naked, the leaves are falling all around, and the leaves that once were green are now turning yellow. I had grown up in Addis Ababa, which is the capital of Ethiopia. Addis Ababa is one the most beautiful city in the world. In my opinion, I think that Addis Ababa is more beautiful than Minnesota. One thing that surprised was that the people in Minnesota were so nice and friendly. The minute I got in Minnesota they welcome my family and I with an open hand. They made me feel so
A vivid depiction about the mall’s ……………. around it gives the audience the impression of already visiting the mall. The press kit contained a array of details concerning the mall:
Culture is one of the most relevant elements that can define not only a society but also a country’s cumulative beliefs and system. Often noted as the origins of a country, culture is definitive in the sense that it harbors all the elements that can provide justification on the traditions and norms set by the society for its members. More often than not, the society members follow norms in order to create a harmonious community, and the beliefs and the traditions serve as the poles or grounding rules for each member to follow. Culture is very dynamic in the way that it can change over a variety of foreign influences but what is permanent about it is that original elements about it often lingers with the influences, therefore making it multi-faceted and broad. More importantly, culture serves as an individual and unique trait each society has, and therefore sets it apart from other countries and other societies.
The people of Ghana would go on to become priests, doctors, and more. People in Ghana always wanted to learn and would take pride in what they were learning. The people would go to great lengths for a good education and would work hard to make books for the people. In Document 4 it talks about how the people of Ghana would live good lives with good jobs they got with their high level education. In Document 7 it shows the way people valued the books they read and made them with love. As Document 4 states, “Here are many doctors, judges, priests, and other learned men that are well maintained at the king's costs” (Document 4). In Document 7 it says, “...there are in Timbuktu numerous judges, teachers and priests, all properly appointed by the king. He greatly honors learning. Many hand-written books imported from Barbary are also sold” (Document 7). Clearly all these citizens have such important roles in the town because they are well educated, and are trustworthy. People would not trust these people if they had little to no education; this is why the people of Ghana valued education. Also, the king loved books and wanted his people to be educated so they could get great jobs. This would boost the economy of Ghana and cause the empire to improve. Everyone in Ghana highly valued education and thought it was quite important everyone was well educated which helped make Ghana what people know
The mall in this book is much larger than the mall in my town. “From there it was a quick jog around the central fountain to the elevators up to the third floor, which contains a multiplex theater, giant bookstore, bowling alley, ice-skating rink, and sit-down
From the moment one enters the mall doors it becomes a mission. A mission to spend money in a selfish manner in attempt to feel better about oneself. In a crowd full of people all with the same intention, many malls have conquered our mindsets into believing we’re a community by coming together with no purpose. The mall is in fact a beast with attracting qualities. From the Stores, and food to the shiny floors and fancy designs.
Q: After all of this change from South Africa to Okotoks, where did you decide to continue your journey?
“I was born in Nigeria, I came to Maryland when i was still in diapers…” Omokore insures her cultural roots remain a part of her everyday life. Although she can’t speak her language, yoruba, she can understand it well. At age one Omokore and her mother moved from Nigeria to Maryland, where her grandmother was living, due
Wouldn’t you love to visit this country Located in West Africa, Liberia has a land mass of 11,369 square kilometers and a population of about four million. The capital is Monrovia. The official language is English and over thirty home-grown languages are also spoken in the country. You may wonder why I selected this country; I do not know truly myself, but the more I researched about it the more fascinated I became. I assume that will happen to you, too, to see how far this country has come. (Forced Migration Online: Liberia, 2011)
I noticed the fluorescent green of the leaves of 16th street mall turned to a vomit yellow as my friends and I shopped. Malls have never really been my place to hangout the the obligation that I usually have to speak to people I don’t know very well. Nevertheless, my friends dragged me along for an adventure into the depths of sales at Kohl 's and Macy 's (because who would want to miss out on that, right?). As we sat at the drinking hole known as “the food court”, I saw something I will never
The article unfolded with the author, Kwame Appiah, starting the essay with a description of a palace in Ghana. His description depicts a place full of tradition, color and custom. While going into details about the royal area, he later switches and starts depicting another set of people that were clothed in western suits, carrying around cell phones and having business meetings. Clearly, just from the beginning along it is obvious that the place the author was describing had a mixture of tradition and modernized people with modern technology
And it's a free country has a democracy it’s been the gem of Africa. It's the first independent nation in Ghana. It’s relatively stable. I don't see any unrest. It's a place you could go to. You can speak English to the people. You come back with an appreciation of life in the students are just so grateful for what they have so they have like every place else varying needs in the capital. It's more industrialized more modernize than in the north where electricity may not be as prevalent or there are lights out. There even lights out in the capital so the students learn a lot they go there to teach, to explore, to see another culture to really learn about
In 1957, my journey in Africa started; I had just turned 23. I took a ship to Mombasa, Kenya. I traveled into the jungle and saw many chimpanzees.
My day in Africa was one I'll not soon forget. I toured two major cities of Morocco-land of mystery, enticement, and enchantment. I was expecting belly dancers, snake charmers, and many exotic sights filled with color and intricate decoration. While I did see some of what I expected, the majority of what I saw was totally unexpected and will haunt me forever.
Every day that there was a link with Nigeria or I chatted with my partner about the main topics of life I always learned something new. It ranged from college life to religion, without overstepping any boundaries. The eagerness to learn about another country and their views on life was just as exciting for me as it was my partners. Although there are many differences between Nigeria and America, there is also much in common that I would have never expected. I enjoyed all the conversations that I encountered with the Nigerians who also share a love for their own culture.