We are working with our friend Pius Yugi to introduce travelers to beautiful Kenya.
Kenya offers The Great Rift Valley - white rinos - tea plantations - ancient rock art - Lake Victoria - the village where President Obama's father was born -the famous Maasi and so much more.
Let us know if you're interested and we'll organize a tour especially for you.
Kuwa na siku njeme
Have a nice day
Friday, April 16, 2010
Monday, April 12, 2010
We did the Ouagadougou
Since our last blog way back in Jan., we have been traveling.
In early Feb. we had an agreeable group of tourists and we went through northern Ghana and into Burkina Faso.
Pictured are painted houses from Tiebele, a village right over the Ghana border in Burkina Faso. Otherwise, a typical African village, Tiebele is an artists dream. The mud houses are painted by the village women who, rightly so, take great pride in their work.
If you'd like to see more photos of the houses, we posted some on Cross Cultural Collaborative Flickr page.
Our final destination was the capital of Burkina, Ouagadougou. There's something about the way it sounds that just makes you want to go there. It reminded me a little of a wild west movie, but it also has a wonderful museum and is the home of a famous film festival. Guess you can say that it has something to appeal to everyone.
We did meet a few camels strolling down the street, but there are mostly bicycles and motorbikes and very few cars.
If Timbuktu sounds appealing, consider joining our next tour in Jan. 2011.
Monday, January 18, 2010
Shoveling snow in Boston and packing for Ghana.
What a contrast.
From Ghana we go to Burkina Faso.
Read all about it when we get back.
We have been updating the VOICES page at http://www.culturalcollaborative.org
It's still missing alot of Aba House alumni, but if you'd like to see who's been to Aba House, the VOICES page is the place to look.
And if you'd like to be an Aba House alumni, let us know.
Our next programs will take place in July and August. Check the WORKSHOP page at http://www.culturalcollaborative.org. If you don't see what you want, contact us. We can put together a program for you.
Monday, December 21, 2009
work with traditional African potters
We are very excited about this workshop.We will be bringing some potter/housepainters from northern Ghana to Aba House (southern Ghana) to paint a wall in their uniquely decorative style.
Workshop participants will have the opportunity to work with the woman .
The workshop will also include visits to Vume, a pottery village made famous by Michael Cardew, and visits to contemporary pottery workshop.
contact aba@culturalcollaborative.org for an application.
Thursday, November 26, 2009
Another witch story
On this day when Americans eat turkey, I am reminded of the expression "to eat crow"...perhaps because I don't eat birds of any kind.
To eat crow means that you made a mistake and have to acknowledge it humbly.
When a crow dies it shrivels up and even insects won't eat it. And in Ghana where people eat cat, dog,and large rodents they don't eat crow because they believe that crows are witches in disguise.
I do know for a fact that Ghanaian crows are large, extremely noisy and easy to spot because they look like they are wearing white T shirts.
Happy Thanksgiving.
To eat crow means that you made a mistake and have to acknowledge it humbly.
When a crow dies it shrivels up and even insects won't eat it. And in Ghana where people eat cat, dog,and large rodents they don't eat crow because they believe that crows are witches in disguise.
I do know for a fact that Ghanaian crows are large, extremely noisy and easy to spot because they look like they are wearing white T shirts.
Happy Thanksgiving.
Saturday, November 7, 2009
from 37 to Medina
-----http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nGTA2i0nPIM&feature=youtube_gdata
After the previous post, I owe you something less serious.
If you've been to Africa you'll find this very funny.
BTW: an Obroni is a white person. The driver is saying that the mate is good for business and when he doesn't show up for work the passengers are unhappy.
After the previous post, I owe you something less serious.
If you've been to Africa you'll find this very funny.
BTW: an Obroni is a white person. The driver is saying that the mate is good for business and when he doesn't show up for work the passengers are unhappy.
Thursday, November 5, 2009
Pastors in Nigeria denounce children as witches
This headline is over a story in the Boston Globe that tells about a father who poured acid down his sons throat after the pastor accused the boy of being a witch.
The boy is dead.
It's not just in Nigeria. In Africa if you don't like someone just accuse them of being a witch. That pretty much finishes them. They may not die, but they are shunned and that can be just as bad. When I asked why one of my neighbors in Ghana was a witch, the proof was that she didn't cry when her husband died.
This is the husband who mistreated her and disappeared, leaving her with 10 children to support.
In the States halloween was celebrated last week. There were lots of little witches wandering around and everyone said they were so cute. Even a dog was dressed in a pointed hat. Can you imagine what an African would say about that?
There were houses decorated with witches and ghosts. Ghosts? My, my...we don't even talk about ghosts in Africa.
In Salem, not far from Boston, witches were burned at the stake. There was a frenzy in the community and many "witches" were put to death. The story goes that slaves told stories to children and the children started to see witches.
My fascination is with cultural differences, and this one is a doozy. It might even be funny if so many corpses hadn't piled up.
The Boston Globe article goes on to say that in the past month alone, 3 Nigerian children accused of witchcraft have been killed and another 3 were set on fire.
All this in the name of religion.
The boy is dead.
It's not just in Nigeria. In Africa if you don't like someone just accuse them of being a witch. That pretty much finishes them. They may not die, but they are shunned and that can be just as bad. When I asked why one of my neighbors in Ghana was a witch, the proof was that she didn't cry when her husband died.
This is the husband who mistreated her and disappeared, leaving her with 10 children to support.
In the States halloween was celebrated last week. There were lots of little witches wandering around and everyone said they were so cute. Even a dog was dressed in a pointed hat. Can you imagine what an African would say about that?
There were houses decorated with witches and ghosts. Ghosts? My, my...we don't even talk about ghosts in Africa.
In Salem, not far from Boston, witches were burned at the stake. There was a frenzy in the community and many "witches" were put to death. The story goes that slaves told stories to children and the children started to see witches.
My fascination is with cultural differences, and this one is a doozy. It might even be funny if so many corpses hadn't piled up.
The Boston Globe article goes on to say that in the past month alone, 3 Nigerian children accused of witchcraft have been killed and another 3 were set on fire.
All this in the name of religion.
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