Michi's Ghanatrip

On Friday, I showed Simon Accra with The Independence Square and The Art Centre. We met the two girls in Mole. We really enjoyed our last dinner at Chez Clarisse: Tilapia with...

Here are some pictures from Axim! The weather wasn't always great, but we made the most of it. We had a lot of fun surfing, playing cards, sunbathing, balancing on the...

In der Nacht von Dienstag auf Mittwoch ging es Simon plötzlich nicht mehr gut. Er hatte ziemlich starke Krämpfe und wir dachten zuerst, dass er etwas falsches gegessen hat. Als...

Just enjoying🏝😎 So today I mainly have pictures. We rented a surfboard today. The waves were extremely high, so it was very difficult for beginners. But it was a lot of fun...

On 12.5 we left Mole at around 11am; firstly towards Accra (arrival at 4am) and then onwards to Axim (arrived at 12pm). The journey went well, but we were glad when we finally...

We met more people at Mole National Park: 2 Canadians, a Japanese (Chinatsu), and a couple (Belgian with Ghanaian). Besides chatting, we also played cards with them and laughed...

When we arrived in Tamale at 4:30 am, we continued to the Mole National Park with a Metro Mass Bus at 6:15 am and finally arrived at 10 am! Simon and I wanted to stay awake to...

6:30 Uhr Frühstück, 7 Uhr Taxi nach Hohoe (angekommen um 8 Uhr), Fahrt nach Accra erst um 11:25 Uhr😩 Das ganze Warten ist am Schlimmsten! Man weiss nie wie lange es braucht bis...

The next day we got up quite early to start the hike to the waterfalls. I did this hike with the medical students 2 weeks ago and because it was so beautiful there, I wanted to...

On Monday, we traveled from Ada Foah to Wli to see the waterfalls: motorcycle, taxi, taxi, trotro, trotro, trotro. That was quite exhausting! Every time we arrived at a bus...

Unfortunately, I couldn't publish anything on the blog in the last few days, as I didn't have any Wi-Fi or good network in Ada Foah and now in Wli. So here are a few pictures of...

The two men we met yesterday afternoon wanted to go on a boat tour today. So the four of us set off for the Volta River; 20 minutes by car. For 225 Cedi (45€, about 10€ per...

Yesterday we slept in and then went to the trotro station towards Ada Foah around 11 o'clock. When we arrived at the hotel, no one was there and we were afraid that everything...

Als wir abends gegen 18 Uhr am Guesthouse angekommen sind, hat der Verantwortliche unsere bestätigte Reservierung nicht angenommen. Alle Zimmer seien bei ihm schon besetzt und...

Yesterday morning after breakfast, we visited the castle in Cape Coast. Around 1650, the castle served mainly as a slave trade center. First, we had a guided tour of the...

The night was adventurous and unusual. There were sounds and rustling everywhere, and we both couldn't fall asleep for a long time. The guide brought a mattress from Simon and...

The trotro ride went well after waiting. We arrived at Kakum National Park around 4 pm and had an overpriced dinner. All the staff then left the park and we were all alone - our...

After Simon's canceled flight (one day before departure), the stress continued for him. Stranded in Paris, it was initially unclear if Simon would be able to catch the...

Simon kommt heute Abend in Ghana an. Da ich heute etwas Zeit habe, habe ich ein paar Sachen aufgeschrieben. Simon und ich werden wahrscheinlich etwas luxeriöser wohnen als die...

On Sunday, we got up early to go to Kakum National Park. We took a tour through the rainforest to see the different animals and plants. The tour guide told us about the medicine...

The night was anything but cozy! We had a room with bunk beds, all made of bamboo and straw. The bed was as hard as a board and there was a mosquito in my mosquito net that...

After a delicious breakfast with bread, jam, mango, banana, pineapple, cucumber, and tomato, we set off for Cape Coast. Three hours later, we were already sitting on the...

Thanks to many donations, we were able to pay for medication, glucose strips, malaria rapid tests, and the location of the outreach. With 7 doctors, 8 medical students, and...

Heute hatte ich meinen letzten Arbeitstag: morgen noch das zweite Outreach und von Freitag bis Sonntag fahre ich mit den anderen Medizinstudenten nach Cape Coast. Dann ist der...

On Sunday, Sam, our guide, took us on a tour of his village and showed us various things. Now I know how to prepare palm oil, palm wine, banku, and fufu (Ghanaian dishes made...

After a rather uncomfortable night, we started our hike to the Wli Waterfall on Saturday at around 9 o'clock. With a guide, we climbed the entire mountain for 2 hours. It was...

After the morning meeting of all internal medicine doctors, I went home to pack the last things for my weekend trip to the Volta Region. We left in the Trotro at 10 o'clock and...

The last medical screening on April 7th was a great success! We have been working on another outreach for the past three days: next Thursday, April 26th. Since we need about...

I have selected the best pictures. It was a truly amazing experience! In the last picture, I am pointing to the mountain from where we started.

Since forensic medicine was on the schedule this week, and I didn't want to attend, I took it easy the past two days. I went to the station alone and tried to shadow a doctor...