Thanks to two charming acquaintances from the University of Utah–thank you Ruth and Rosey—and our sons in Ann Arbor, the police reports from the Washtenaw County Sheriff’s Office finally arrived in Kumasi. For those readers of this blog who are thinking of mailing me a Care Package, note that the FedEx Envelope containing the police [...]
Archive for November, 2008
Kwame’s Quandry
Posted in Uncategorized on November 23, 2008 | 2 Comments »
The Seasoning of Ghana
Posted in Uncategorized on November 22, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Ghanaians have African names, like Kwame or Kofi, that are vaguely familiar to most Americans, or they may have European — usually biblical — names. Often, they have both and use one or the other depending on the situation. There are seven common male names and seven common female names, one for each day of [...]
He Will Give
Posted in Uncategorized on November 6, 2008 | 3 Comments »
Yesterday was Election Day in the United States. My vote was cast two weeks ago on a write-in ballot at the Embassy in Accra. I have no idea if it was counted, but I was pleased with the outcome in any case. This morning, I lectured the medical students again for two hours. There was [...]
