A day in the life of lois in Ghana

by on February 27, 2008 in Uncategorized

The first sounds I hear as I am almost waking up in Cape Coast,Ghana are either dogs barking,a hen crowing or people yelling in loud voices. I never expect to see a blue sky as I have never seen one since I arrived 3 weeks ago.. I was promised that the Hamattan dust season has […]

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a travelers survival guide

by on February 22, 2008 in Uncategorized

Traveling has become so easy with the internet,and the mobile phone. One can go to any remote village in any third world country and there will be at least one person with a cell phone,and if he is the only one, he will probably be generating a good income as a phone service. Rememberng back […]

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the sweltering Ghanian sun

by on February 15, 2008 in Uncategorized

For all those of you who werent aware of my new travel adventure,I have returned to Africa,volunteering wth an organization that supports small businesses for women in Ghana; womeninprogress.org. I will be photographing the women as they do tiedye,and clothing construction as well as input into new fabric designs and photo images for postcards. I […]

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The other Sri Lanka

by on May 5, 2007 in sri lanka

We left Dambulla on Friday morning and began our drive to Trincomalee on the east coast of Sir Lanka. I had hired a car and driver and the owner of the car sent his brother-in-law,who is from Trinco,to make sure we were able to pass all the ten check points. The civil war here has […]

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