First Exposures | Ghana Youth Photo Project

This summer First Exposures is sending 5 teenagers, 2 mentors, and 1 education coordinator to Ghana for 3 weeks to collaborate with the Ghana Youth Photo Project. They will be teaching the Ghanaian youth photography while the Ghanaian youth will be teaching them about their culture. Both groups will be strengthening their own photographic voice while being introduced to a completely different culture. This blog is for their stories, updated daily.

Friday, July 4, 2008

Road Trip

The past few days have flown by- especially since we have been away from our 'home' in Alajo for the past 3 days. We took a 3 hour bus ride to Cape Coast and Elmina, where the pace is much slower than in Accra and you are surrounded by lush plantlife and beaches. We have not seen the Nima kids in 3 days, so we all can't wait to see them in class this afternoon!

Cape Coast Castle, slave castle built by the Portuguese in the 15th century

Cape Coast fishing boats

Hiking in Kakum National Park in Cape Coast

Jontonnette showing her excitement about crossing 5 canopy bridges, suspended 40 meters above ground

Jamie crossing the first canopy bridge

Karen shooting from inside the tro-tro

Jontonnette & Marcio at the beach

My favorite meal so far: grilled tilapia and peppe at Okesan Beach.

FX group and Nima students' field trip to Tewala Beach

Marcio getting dunked by Yaw, Oliver, and Abu.

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