accra Archives - Summer Owens S.O. What! https://summerowens.com/tag/accra/ S.O. What! Fri, 21 Jan 2022 07:49:48 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.5 https://i0.wp.com/summerowens.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/cropped-Summer-Owens-S.O.-What.jpg?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 accra Archives - Summer Owens S.O. What! https://summerowens.com/tag/accra/ 32 32 152051023 My Journey to the Motherland- Accra, Ghana Day 11 https://summerowens.com/ghanaday-11-journey-to-the-motherland-ghana/ https://summerowens.com/ghanaday-11-journey-to-the-motherland-ghana/#respond Sat, 29 Feb 2020 02:45:25 +0000 https://summerowens.com/?p=11490 On the last day in Ghana, we packed up and checked out of the Airbnb. Because our flight wasn’t until almost midnight we headed to Justin’s parent’s house to unload our things. We handle the last-minute business of preparing to ship thousands of tiny handmade drums back with us to the United States. I have […]

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]]> https://summerowens.com/ghanaday-11-journey-to-the-motherland-ghana/feed/ 0 11490 My Journey to the Motherland- Accra, Ghana Day 10 https://summerowens.com/ghanaday-10-journey-to-the-motherland-ghana/ https://summerowens.com/ghanaday-10-journey-to-the-motherland-ghana/#respond Sat, 29 Feb 2020 01:49:37 +0000 https://summerowens.com/?p=11488 On the 10th day in Ghana, we returned to Mokola Market for Justin to try on the suits he was having custom-made. Justin, who is half Ghanaian, has done a beautiful job of incorporating his culture into his speaking business. When he does corporate speaking engagements he wears beautiful suits with African prints incorporated into […]

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]]> https://summerowens.com/ghanaday-10-journey-to-the-motherland-ghana/feed/ 0 11488 My Journey to the Motherland- Accra, Ghana Day 9 https://summerowens.com/ghanaday-9-journey-to-the-motherland-ghana/ https://summerowens.com/ghanaday-9-journey-to-the-motherland-ghana/#respond Fri, 28 Feb 2020 07:49:33 +0000 https://summerowens.com/?p=11484 The 9th day in Ghana was a super chill day. Our awesome driver, Bizmark, met us at the Airbnb to pick us up. This time he had a guest. He explained that his family was gone to church (it was Sunday), and he had his son, Kobe, with him. Because it had been a bit […]

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]]> https://summerowens.com/ghanaday-9-journey-to-the-motherland-ghana/feed/ 0 11484 My Journey to the Motherland- Accra, Ghana Day 8 https://summerowens.com/ghanaday-8-journey-to-the-motherland-ghana/ https://summerowens.com/ghanaday-8-journey-to-the-motherland-ghana/#respond Tue, 25 Feb 2020 18:46:28 +0000 https://summerowens.com/?p=11482 Justin, who is half Ghanaian, has done a beautiful job of incorporating his culture into his speaking business. On the 8th day in Ghana, he worked with a local film crew to record footage for a documentary he is creating about the making of the djembe drum. It was an honor to be a part […]

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]]> https://summerowens.com/ghanaday-8-journey-to-the-motherland-ghana/feed/ 0 11482 My Journey to the Motherland- Accra, Ghana Day 7 https://summerowens.com/ghanaday-7-journey-to-the-motherland-ghana/ https://summerowens.com/ghanaday-7-journey-to-the-motherland-ghana/#respond Fri, 21 Feb 2020 04:39:04 +0000 https://summerowens.com/?p=11480 After traveling to Kumasi and Cape Coast the the previous days, we spent Day 7 a little more relaxed. We went to the Accra Mall which was extremely modern. One thing that fascinated me was the store/brand Woodin because in addition to clothes, they had lots and lots of fabric. Before going to Ghana, I […]

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]]> https://summerowens.com/ghanaday-7-journey-to-the-motherland-ghana/feed/ 0 11480 My Journey to the Motherland- Accra, Ghana-Day 6 https://summerowens.com/my-journey-to-the-motherland-accra-ghana-day-6-journey-to-the-motherland-ghana/ https://summerowens.com/my-journey-to-the-motherland-accra-ghana-day-6-journey-to-the-motherland-ghana/#respond Wed, 19 Feb 2020 23:25:45 +0000 https://summerowens.com/?p=11478  After a fun night in Kumasi and a good night’s rest at the Golden Bean Hotel. We woke up early to travel less than an hour to Beniase, the village where Justin’s father grew up and near the school, we would be visiting.  Our driver Leo and guide Sammie met us, and we headed out. […]

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]]> https://summerowens.com/my-journey-to-the-motherland-accra-ghana-day-6-journey-to-the-motherland-ghana/feed/ 0 11478 My Journey to the Motherland- Accra, Ghana Day 3 https://summerowens.com/ghana-day-3-journey-to-the-motherland-ghana/ https://summerowens.com/ghana-day-3-journey-to-the-motherland-ghana/#respond Sat, 08 Feb 2020 04:24:10 +0000 https://summerowens.com/?p=11472 The post My Journey to the Motherland- Accra, Ghana Day 3 appeared first on Summer Owens S.O. What!.

]]> https://summerowens.com/ghana-day-3-journey-to-the-motherland-ghana/feed/ 0 11472 My Journey to the Motherland- Accra, Ghana Day 2 https://summerowens.com/ghana-day-2-journey-to-the-motherland-ghana/ https://summerowens.com/ghana-day-2-journey-to-the-motherland-ghana/#respond Thu, 06 Feb 2020 01:23:57 +0000 https://summerowens.com/?p=11469 After 24 hours of traveling to get to Accra, I thought I would be exhausted. My excitement must have overridden the tiredness, jetlag, and time difference. The night before when we arrived at the Airbnb space we rented in The Gallery. We stocked the refrigerator with bottled water that my fellow speaker, Justin’s, parents had […]

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]]> https://summerowens.com/ghana-day-2-journey-to-the-motherland-ghana/feed/ 0 11469 My Journey to the Motherland https://summerowens.com/my-journey-to-the-motherland/ https://summerowens.com/my-journey-to-the-motherland/#respond Mon, 03 Feb 2020 02:51:59 +0000 https://summerowens.com/?p=11467 Never in my 40 years of living have I been so excited about Black History Month. That’s African-American history. That’s the history of African descendants who live (or have lived) in America. My first trip to the continent of Africa opened my eyes and gave me an even greater appreciation of who I am and […]

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