Travelogues Greater Accra Region

58 days go by so quickly. It all started with absolute snow chaos in Munich... Saying goodbye to Cape Three Point was surprisingly difficult for me. The sea, the beach and the...

01.02.2022 (see in english below) Punctual landing in Accra at 7:00 am local time. The entry procedure was very clearly defined and was carried out quickly. Several stations...

02.02.2022 (see in english below) Day two begins with a really good breakfast. Afterwards we go directly to the camp at 8:00 a.m., where most of the registered patients were...

Arrival in Accra

Hello dear people :) This is now our first post in our travel blog. We landed in Accra (capital of Ghana) on the 30th of December at around 8 PM and after an unusually expensive...

The last few days have been really unfortunate...On Monday, I received a message from my organization in Nepal that Nepal has changed its entry requirements for German citizens....

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...

Heute hat es zum ersten mal seit wohl 5 Monaten wieder richtig geregnet. Also es hat nicht nur ein paar Tropfen gegeben, sondern es hat richtig aus Eimern geschüttet.Zuerst...

Today morning we left at 8 o'clock on the way to Accra to the market. But it can't be compared to a typical market in Germany at all. There was a lot going on on the streets and...

So I met Ajit, an Indian business man working in Accra for 3 months who is super friendly and welcoming. He made his own version of Indian Masala tea: Which was very sweet...

My second day of work started with taking the history and examining a 69-year-old patient. Surprisingly, because life expectancy in the country is only 61! We had about an hour...

On Saturday, Carlotta and I went to the beach to really relax and enjoy the sun. At first, the beach was completely empty, but around noon it got super crowded. Luckily, we were...

Today is Independence Day in Ghana and usually there are very big celebrations in Accra on this day. There are many street parties and parades, especially with schools marching....

After not having written a blog for a whole 6 days, here comes the next one :DThat was because not much happened during the week, as I was unfortunately sick. On the weekend, I...

Classroom of the Seniors

Die Nacht war leider weniger angenehm, da der Strom ausgefallen ist und dementsprechend der Deckenventilator versagt hat. Außerdem haben die Hunde die ganze Nacht super laut...

Today was a really beautiful and unforgettable day! Honestly, I was prepared for my host family to not necessarily know that it's my birthday and for the day to be just like any...

On Saturday morning, I went to the beach. This time alone....First, I had to go to the main road to catch the right Trotro. After I managed to do that, I had to transfer at the...

On Tuesday, it was the turn of the first class. I really liked the lesson because the teacher is very kind and laughs a lot with the children. However, she is also strict at the...

On Wednesday, I started renewing the paintings on the walls because the paint is now chipping off due to strong sunlight. Honestly, it's really an annoying job because the paint...

On Saturday afternoon, James and I took the Trotro to the south of Teshie because I wanted to exchange some more money and do some shopping.Trotros are minibuses that can...

Am Nachmittag habe ich noch etwas länger mit Rose und meiner Gastmutter im Wohnzimmer gesessen und geredet.Meine Gastmutter hat wirklich ziemlich gruselige Geschichten erzählt...

In the first period today, all students had sports on the timetable. For grades 4-7, it was time to play soccer, and the younger students played sack race. Of course, I played...

Honestly, I don't even know where to start with everything that has already happened on the first day... At the airport, the first shock.My travel partner tells me that she is...

05.-10.1125 - Accra

On Tuesday, I went to the kindergarten. It was really exhausting because the children clung to me like a burr and kept touching me or playing with my hair :D It was also very...

At 7 o'clock in the morning, we went to school with the driver (actually, we were only six on the back seat :D). I had breakfast at school while watching the cook prepare the...

Today half of my time here in Ghana is over, which also means a quarter of my journey. Really unbelievable. Time is passing by so quickly... Slowly, I have already planned out...

On Sunday night, Rose and Johannes arrived from Germany and I am very happy that they are here! Finally someone to speak German with and to experience this cultural difference...

In the morning, I went to church. James asked me if I wanted to come, and even though I'm not the biggest churchgoer, I wanted to see it. First of all, it should be noted that...