Wednesday, October 28, 2009

Where in the world are you?

Ya know, basically I'm a nosy person. I'm easily intrigued, my curiosity gets piqued and I just have to know. I'm not one of those people who are obsessed with wrapped packages, though, so don't get me wrong... that would be my sister. But, I'm just mildly interested in learning where you're from? You see that little ClustrMap to your right, there? Yeah, that's it. Did you ever click on it just to see what happens? Where it goes? There are a lot of dots on it, from all over the world, it looks like (though my geography sucks, probably only 1/4 of all the countries in the world are represented).

But, I'm curious, and I want to know you better. So, don't be shy, leave me a comment and just say where you're from. I promise I won't write and ask for money or anything and I won't sell your email address to some online marketer, it's just that I'm so happy to have friends from all over the world, that I want to know where in the world you are. Kind of like Carmen Sandiego, but in reverse, ya know?

So, please, leave a comment if you will, and you can do it anonymously. If you've got a blog, let me know. I'm always curious to read what life is like outside of the jungle. ;-)

Posted by Barbara

36 comments:

  1. AdwoaOctober 28, 2009 at 4:00 AM

    I live in Geneva, Switzerland! So that's where I'm writing from. I'm Ghanaian, though, was born and raised there and have all my family living there, so I love reading your blog and hearing your perspective. I don't update mine often enough, but oh well.

    Hello :)

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  2. The pale observerOctober 28, 2009 at 6:30 AM

    Hi Barb - it's just me! Another Ghana blogger. You've not been writing for a while... hope all is well :)

    Holli in Accra

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  3. Sweden's Ford FairlaneOctober 28, 2009 at 8:08 AM

    I'm in Accra, Ghana - that's how I found your blog from the beginning. I'm not an active follower of your blog yet, but I plan to be once I'm down here on a more permanent basis.

    I work as chief medical engineer in Sweden Ghana Medical Centre, so I divide my time between Sweden and Ghana as it is right now.

    My blog you'll find at http://sanskrit.se/blog and even though the major part of it is in Swedish there's still parts you'll understand.

    Regards,
    Magnus

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  4. Kerri.October 28, 2009 at 10:28 AM

    I'm in Boston, MA, in the USA. And I stop by your blog as often as I can! :)

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  5. AnonymousOctober 28, 2009 at 4:40 PM

    I'm in Redondo Beach, CA. I started reading your blog because I wanted to learn about Ghana. I think there was link in trip advisor. Then I kept reading because it reminded me of the sights and sounds from my short visit to Ghana. Then, I kept reading because you write well and tell good stories.

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  6. UnknownOctober 29, 2009 at 3:19 AM

    Hi Barbara,
    I'm Rob from Sydney, Australia. I'm a medical student and will be spending a month in a hospital in Kumasi in January. I signed up to your blog just to get an idea of what to expect out of life in Ghana.
    Thanks or the interesting posts!

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  7. The pale observerOctober 29, 2009 at 7:49 AM

    Hi Rob and Barb - Rob you are also welcome to visit the Ramblings - just another expat in Ghana, writing about the 'life' :)

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  8. JasminOctober 29, 2009 at 9:42 AM

    Hey Barb.. missed you on here for a bit. I'm Jasmin living in Toronto, Canada but 90% of my family resides in Ghana. Half are Ghanaian and the other half are Lebanese. I'm planning on moving there permanently in the next 2 years or so. Reading your blog keeps me updated on life in Ghana, and to hear it all from your perspective amazes me!!! I love reading all of your wonderful stories, so please keep em' coming!!

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  9. Sister BetaOctober 29, 2009 at 12:45 PM

    I'm in Austin, TX! I don't remember how I found your blog, but I love it...then you and my friend Leslie met up, so I especially loved reading your blog (way small world, huh?). I'm engaged to a Ghanaian and spend my time in Texas and Ghana. I miss Ghana and I love seeing your life. It's a dose of my 2nd home I suppose and a glimpse of what my life may look like one day. Keep blogging!

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  10. SankofaOctober 29, 2009 at 6:26 PM

    Hi Barb,

    I'm Ghanaian but was living in London until just last week. I've come back to Ghana after almost 18 years away. Discovered you blog by chance and just kept on reading!

    I blog at altiustendo.blogspot.com and lifenlivingit.blogspot.com

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  11. Jennifer WilliamsOctober 31, 2009 at 6:51 PM

    Hi Barb,
    I'm from Pennsylvania, and I stumbled unto your blog by happy accident last year when I was googling freelance writing. I lived in Wa, Ghana for two years teaching with the Peace Corps, and am engaged to a Ghanaian from Tamale. Your stories remind me of so many things I love and miss, and some that I don't miss at all, and I really really have appreciated your sense of humor and point of view as a member of an American/Ghanaian family living in Ghana.

    Feel free to visit my blog at www.hopsketchjump.blogspot.com !

    -Jennifer

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  12. CécileNovember 2, 2009 at 9:22 AM

    Hi Barbara, I'm in Duluth, Minnesota, but spent 4 days in Accra last week. I found your blog doing research on Ghana before my trip. We had an intersting time in Ghana. We also visited Kumasi, whre I met a Canadian, who is engaged to a Ghanaian. It seems there is more of that going around. You fiancees should get connected!

    I'll have pictures of Ghana on my blog in a few days, hopefully.

    Oh could you answer a question for me? I heard the word "Ghanaian" pronounced two different ways like "Ghan-AY-an"
    and like "Ghani-an." Is there a preferred pronounciation?

    Cecelia

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  13. AnonymousNovember 2, 2009 at 11:27 AM

    Hi!

    I was born and raised in Canada and am currently residing in Toronto. Most of my immediate family lives in Ghana so I definitely have to make a trip back home sometime soon. I found your blog at work, I was probably Googling (the usual work activity) and lucky for me came across your humorous and informative blog.

    Keep up the good work!

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  14. UnknownNovember 2, 2009 at 12:23 PM

    Hej Barbara!

    I am from Uppsala Sweden

    Have a nice day:-)

    MatsRG
    Keep the environment green

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  15. AdwoaNovember 2, 2009 at 10:55 PM

    Re: Cecile

    I think the pronunciation can go either way. I'm Ghanaian, and the only way I've heard people in Ghana pronounce the word is Ghani-an, like you said. However, when I'm outside Ghana, I pronounce it Ghan-AY-an to facilitate the spelling... a lot of people will leave out the extra "a" before the i if they can't hear it.

    Perhaps those in Ghana who say Ghani-an are the ones getting it wrong though.. after all, you don't say "I'm Ghanaian" when in Ghana nearly as often as you do outside it!

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  16. AnonymousNovember 3, 2009 at 11:32 AM

    Beckley, WV USA

    Love your posts Barb!

    Matt Bishop

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  17. AnonymousNovember 4, 2009 at 8:38 PM

    Barbara Lynn, I am from Freehold, NJ - Guess who this is???? I just drank a Dunkin Donuts CAWFEE!!!!

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  18. jolanaNovember 5, 2009 at 12:49 PM

    Hi! I've been in San Antonio, Texas for 4 months, but I moved from Sacramento, California where I grew up. There's a fair chance that I could be moving to Ghana in Accra or maybe Kumasi to be with my boyfriend who's probably moving there in the next few months. He wouldn't be ready to support me there for a year or two so I'm trying to see if I can find a job so I can be with him sooner. I don't know how this blogging works yet, but I think I've figured out how to start following yours!

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  19. UnknownNovember 5, 2009 at 3:50 PM

    Austin, Texas after two years in Accra. We were back there last summer, and hope to be back this next summer. Ghana, we are missing you too much-ooo

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  20. Liam TaylerNovember 8, 2009 at 10:40 AM

    Hi There,

    I run the www.xpatshowroom.com and www.westafricaconsultants.org in Accra. I saw your blog and i would appreciate it if you could link to my sites...

    Thanks a lot

    Liam

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  21. JuanitaNovember 8, 2009 at 3:22 PM

    Hi! Been living in the UK for 2 years now, but I was born in Ghana. Yep there's a holiday next year to Ghana and i'm so going.
    My blog's www.fafasview.blogspot.com

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  22. AnonymousNovember 11, 2009 at 2:31 AM

    Hi again. Have to leave this an Anonymous cos I don't have a blog account. Sure there are plenty of other blogs out there about working in the City without me adding to the financial tedium.
    Just chceked out the map - wow you have almost 6000 readers!!

    Who'd have thought everyday life in Ghana cld be so entertaining?!

    Cheers,
    K.

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  23. The pale observerNovember 15, 2009 at 2:53 PM

    Hi Barb

    Liam - I put a link to the West Africa Consultants Network up on Holli's Ramblings. It's a useful site :)

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  24. Lillie M.November 16, 2009 at 5:54 AM

    Hello Barb,

    I am a former Boston Public Schools teacher on a leave of absence to travel and write, and I stumbled across your great blog while trying to research for the next leg of my Around the World journey. I am increasingly tempted to journey to Ghana, and wonder what your advice would be about such an endeavor. I can, of course, provide much more background info if that will help :) Find me at: http://lmarshallworld.blogspot.com/

    Cheers!

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  25. AnonymousNovember 18, 2009 at 1:47 AM

    Your blog is one of the best written I have encountered so far!

    Cheers

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  26. TheresaNovember 28, 2009 at 4:33 AM

    Hi Barb,

    I'm from Perth, Western Australia.

    I was going to be another little dot in Ghana, but things happen and as of January next year, I'll show up on your map as a little dot in Armenia!

    Kind regards

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  27. UnknownDecember 3, 2009 at 2:15 AM

    Ghanaian living in the UK (London). Love your blog. Silas

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  28. SarahDecember 6, 2009 at 7:34 PM

    Lagos, nigeria. Started reading you last year when i thought i would be moving from france to accra. I am originally from berkeley, ca.

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  29. AnonymousDecember 6, 2009 at 10:35 PM

    Hello, I' m in Japan, I love to read your blog, Thank you for continued posting. Have a great day:)

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  30. SweetSueDecember 10, 2009 at 8:01 PM

    Barb - nice to "meet" you, as it were. I accidentally came across your blog while I was looking for information about dealing with the US Embassy in Accra - that should be food for a blog all by itself. Anyway, I started reading and could not stop. I am a comparative newbie when it comes to Ghana. But it did not take long to work it's way into my heart. I have been there 3 times, working on a community project in the Volta and I have been blessed to meet some wonderful, special souls. I can honestly say I have never been treated better, anywhere, not even by family, and was made to feel at home very quickly. I fell in love with the country and her people. I have friends there now, including someone I love dearly. Reading your entries had me nodding my head, yup, that's how it is...

    I am a nurse and through some informal connections I was able to get the unofficial "reality tour" (put this lab coat on, follow me and don't say anything) of Komfo Anokye & Korle Bu Hospitals. I give you credit for managing as you have, especially with the little one's DM. Nobody back home can fully appreciate what those conditions are like - it's too far out of their frame of reference. And as a nurse.... Anyway, I'm from New York and will be reading you from now on. Cheers!

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  31. MDecember 27, 2009 at 1:30 PM

    Hi Barbara
    What a great blog! I'm from Cape Town, South Africa, and spent 3 weeks in Ghana with my travel journalist friend, who is updating the Bradt Travel Guide.
    I'm slowly getting my blog up to date... but am loving yours.
    Margi
    http://margi-ghanaroadtrip.blogspot.com/

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  32. AnonymousFebruary 25, 2010 at 10:15 AM

    Hi
    I am from College Park, MD. One of my college professors is from Ghana. I enjoy your blog.

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  33. mindaMarch 11, 2010 at 1:56 AM

    Hi, I am Minda, from Jakarta Indonesia. Just accidently hit the blogspot's next button and here I am, at your blog...
    Love reading your blog, I'll stop-by from time to time :-)

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  34. Here, There, Elsewhere... and moreMay 17, 2010 at 11:11 AM

    Hi, I live in France (near Geneva, not far from the Swiss border) but I was born and brought up in Ghana...
    I'm returning in June 2010 for the first time in just over 3O years - can't wait..!!!!!!!!!

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  35. Mr. FreerJuly 6, 2010 at 5:26 PM

    I live in Miami. My good friend is from Ghana and I wanted to learn a bit more about the land.

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  36. Elise AkuabroniMarch 23, 2011 at 7:29 AM

    Hi there !

    I'm from France and I was googling about light soup and just found your blog!
    My boyfriend is an Asantini, we both live in France, together.

    I went to Ghana the last two weeks for the first time of my life and really enjoyed it. My boyfriend is still staying there for two weeks and I was looking if I would be able to do some light soup for when he will be back home! haha

    I know he hopes to go back to live in Ghana the day he will have enough money, and I have so much enjoyed time in Ghana that I can picture myself living there (in Kumasi). And I really love your blog, because you reprensent what I will be perhaps in several years (or a few - only God knows!)

    Thank you for your blog!

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