4 days to go

Hi everyone. Welcome to my Africa blog

My next entry in this blog will be from Africa, in Ghana, on Nov. 28th or 29th. I will try to keep this journal up-to-date while I'm away at least once a week and I will make daily posts when I'm in areas with internet access.

I'll be posting videos, photos and all the interesting, embarassing, and strange stories that will probably accompany them.

I promise not to hold back anything (almost anything). Everyone is welcome to leave comments.

In case some of you have never heard of places like Ghana, Togo, Benin, and Burkina Faso and are wondering where the hell in Africa Ghana is, just know you aren't the only ones!

Here is a map and some links on Ghana. So if you're a bit curious as to where the hell I'm going and what sort of place it is..... Then read up!

Remember this is WEST Africa, our president's (or soon to be) daddy is from Kenya (The other side of Africa).

A little hint to remembering the difference between East and West Africa:

Think East Africa when you think of the following:

safaris, zebras, lions, hippos, Obama's dad, the movie "Blackhawk down", skinny Ethiopians

For West Africa remember the following:

"Blood Diamond", the Slave trade (Ghana is where most were shipped from), ANNOYING emails from fake princes and Oil Ministers offering you $50,000,000 if you'll only send them a $100 money order first, child soldiers