Author Archives: Nailah Waterfield

Today is my last day in Ghana. I had the worst nights sleep last night then I have had my entire time here. Pretty significant thinking of sleeping on a straw mattress in Togo very sunburnt and thinking of the … Continue reading →

One of the first things I learned here in my anthropology class was a quote about anthropology. The quote was “anthropology is about making the familiar strange and the strange familiar”. This quote was the mindset I took around with … Continue reading →

6:15 a.m. Rise to attempt a workout (generally an epic fail as there is nowhere to work out in Africa and my all carb diet gives me about 0 energy… but nonetheless, an attempt.) 6:45 a.m. Scolding hot shower (because … Continue reading →

If The Great Trip was unbelievable Togo was a fantasy. Like actually another world. As in there is no way this can be real life. As in, is that guy seriously wearing a Cameron Crazie shirt? Is that really 300 … Continue reading →

written 6/9 We just finished “The Great Trip” and great doesn’t even come close to explain the past ten days of my life. The Great Trip was like Prom, my sweet sixteen, the spice girls reunion tour, Loyo, President Obama’s … Continue reading →

Hey everybody, I have been traveling for the past ten days and have been without internet so I have not been able to blog. We just got back from our Great Trip and I am eager to catch everyone up. … Continue reading →

I just want to give you all a quick down of what a PERFECT day in Ghana looks like. I got up before my alarm went off around 7:45 because I had a few more things to pack before I … Continue reading →

This past Friday we took our first trip to see slave forts. We went to the Keta slave fort directly on the Coast of Ghana that was originally created by the Dutch. I spent the entire car ride out there … Continue reading →

So I have been writing these blogs in about twenty minutes when I am very tired and winding down to go to sleep. But apparently more people then I thought have been reading them and my sister says my typos … Continue reading →

The past two days have slowed down travel wise but I feel like I have gone through so much more mentally.  Today I think it finally hit me that I am not longer just a tourist coming to visit Ghana … Continue reading →