You must have experienced this – a moment when the words on your page suddenly begin to seem more than words; they produce the feeling that something long shut has opened up to be aired out, cleaned up, emptied perhaps, for sunshine to flow in, unabashed. I felt like this on a day in July
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
“The mountain stood silent and watched as millions circled around with prayers on their lips and hopes in their hearts. It murmured some blessings that blew with the breeze and comforted the tired feet of pilgrims who came from far away to cleanse themselves and rekindle their light.” I typed that out on my mobile
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
According to a September 15 report by Shruti Dhapola on www.firstpost.com, Narendra Modi, one of India’s prime ministerial candidates for the forthcoming general elections, said at a public gathering that we must dream of exporting our own weapons. That is a very disturbing thought. Weapons are perhaps the last of all things that India should
I am in the second week of my Peace and Conflict Studies course in Pondicherry, and it’s an amazing feeling being here, with all these beautiful people from everywhere. I haven’t had the opportunity of studying on an international program before, so it is quite exciting to experience this. When I reached Pondicherry tired and
