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To D or Not to D

(As an Australian woman) you know you’re in a cross-cultural relationship when…You shake a large flying bug from your hair and say to your partner, “Oh it’s just one of those bugs you used to eat as a child…” . . . → Read More: To D or Not to D

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Young Hearts, Run Free

This is a culture where young people are expected to be seen and not heard. Sound familiar? . . . → Read More: Young Hearts, Run Free

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World Cup Regression

In high school he told me that, when we were in primary school, I’d called him all sorts of racist names. I really thought he was joking. I couldn’t remember calling him names at all. But he insisted I had. . . . → Read More: World Cup Regression

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Travel Blogging Tips

I started a series about travel blogging that readers of G-lish might find helpful and informative. I’ve been blogging using Blogger at This is Ghana since late 2008 and on Wordpress here at G-lish since late 2009. . . . → Read More: Travel Blogging Tips

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Young People Speak Out

Here’s a piece from our first post at YPWC where you can read round-ups from 6 youth-oriented bloggers around the world making great change in their communities. . . . → Read More: Young People Speak Out

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World Travel Bloggers go Ballistic

Lonely Planet has selected the cream of the travel blogger crop to take part in their blogsherpa Beta program. All of the bloggers below syndicate their content live to theLonely Planet website so that you can view their articles by location as you research travel destinations. . . . → Read More: World Travel Bloggers go Ballistic

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Fair trade and ethical shopping news

Ethical Superstore offers access to all the major fair trade and green brands including Cafedirect, Traidcraft, People Tree, Green & Blacks, Divine, Ecover, Freeplay, EcoZone, Solio and many more. While this shows chocolate , it is like a warehouse for eco products! . . . → Read More: Fair trade and ethical shopping news

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Why I love Hostmonster for my WordPress Blog

Why I Hostmonster is my top choice for hosting a blog, particularly if you’re working from far-flung locales. . . . → Read More: Why I love Hostmonster for my WordPress Blog

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12 personal (and maybe surprising) things about me

I have a scar three quarters across the middle of my tongue where it cut in half when I was a little girl. I was speeding on my tricycle when I hit the stairs, mouth open, and my tongue split. Ouch. . . . → Read More: 12 personal (and maybe surprising) things about me

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eXtradordinary People, Perception, Attitude and Change

Over the almost two years since Godwin and I have entered a relationship we’ve experienced the blunt (or sharp, depending on your sensitivities) side of others’ perceptions regarding our relationship.

Upon meeting us many people automatically assume that he’s a “good for nothing” and must certainly be “uneducated”. . . . → Read More: eXtradordinary People, Perception, Attitude and Change

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This week in Review (half way through the week)!

So the week in review is always devoted to unusual curiosities I stumble across on the net. They must have some kind of design, creative or MaD quality to them, other than that, no conditions.

This is what I discovered this week!

If you were a Munsters or Adams Family freak (or, indeed, if you still are), then . . . → Read More: This week in Review (half way through the week)!

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Facing up to an Arms Dealer: Part II

This story continues on from Part I on Wednesday. Read Facing up to an Arms Dealer in the Ivory Coast, Part 1 before continuing on to this second half of the story.
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The vehicle left the station in The Ivory Coast around 6 am. We arrived in Ghana in a border town in the western region that . . . → Read More: Facing up to an Arms Dealer: Part II

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