The second day of the trip began with a tour of the Akosombo dam in the morning. There was a brief education on the history of the dam, funding and its construction. After a brief tour of the dam that lasted for less than an hour, we left to the Volta River Authority’s (VRA) department
The Akosombo Dam is a hydroelectric dam in the Adjena gorge of the Volta River. It is in the southeastern part of Ghana. The construction of the dam flooded part of the Volta River Basin, and led to a subsequent creation of what has become the world’s largest man-made lake (Lake Volta). Covering an area of 8,502 square kilometres
In the words of Laurie Colwin “No one who cooks, cooks alone. Even at her most solitary, a cook in the kitchen is surrounded by generations of cooks past, the advice and menus of cooks present and the wisdom of cookbook writers.” For the students of Kulturstudier-Ghana, learning to cook as a group and working
The long weekend in Ghana is one that most of the students will forever remember for one experience or the other. While some students decided to travel long journeys for the long weekend, others spent it not too far from Cape Coast. The longest journey perhaps travelled for the weekend was that to the Mole
After two weeks of interesting and intensed lectures, the students of Kulturstudier-Ghana bade Dr. James Morrissey farewell in a grand style. Dr. Morrisey ws very enthusistic about lecturing and his usual approach of involving students in group discussions after each lecture motivated students to read almost every material on time. The
Tuesday 24th September, 2013 saw students of Kulturstudier,Ghana embark on a field trip from Cape Coast to Accra, the capital city of Ghana. As usual, the month of September/October comes with showers and minor rains across the country. It was not surprising therefore to travel the 143km journey in light rains from Cape Coast to Accra. In
The fourth week in Cape Coast marked the beginning of a new chapter of studies after a very interesting beginning with Dr. Laura Perreira. Dr. James Morrisey arrived on Saturday the 14th of September, 2013 but the students met him for the first time on the Monday. Like Laura, the week saw James engage students
Sundays open the door to a new week and last sunday can be described as one that opened a big door. The third week in Cape Coast have been one full of many exciting and educating activities. After a week long celebration of the Fetu Afahye festival, the third week presents much fun as expected.
Fetu Afahye Festival is an annual festival celebrated by the people and chiefs of Cape Coast Traditional Area in the Central Region of Ghana. Once upon a time there had been a plague in Cape Coast as history has it. This was devastating and as such demanded that the people of Cape Coast call for
