Life slows as we drive out of the city. The chaotic Accra streets, flat yet riddled with potholes, flow into smooth countryside roads that wander subtle hills. Speed bumps are scattered further apart and we drive faster, soon owning the road, only occasionally weaving around trucks with their towering loads […]
I get a lot of stares. Eyes don’t just hold me a bit longer than normal, heads turn to track my path down the street. And this is completely ok; most of the time it doesn’t bother me, and I knew this would probably happen. It’s a strange feeling though, […]
This narrow street I walk is always busy. Road space is a battle, viciously fought over by pretentiously beeping taxis, by tro-tro busses laden with packed benches, by confident motorcycles and fearless bicycles. Unfazed pedestrians drift between the blending lanes of traffic, women in bright skinny jeans or traditional wrap […]
Mole National Park: where you wake up to a warthog snoozing on your motel doorstep or tiptoe through the brush to gape at elephants from 15 feet away. Here’s a quick look at these enormous (and thankfully calm) animals through my Flickr. Enjoy!
The children call me Mina. I see them from afar, mingled beneath one dominating tree, dark silhouettes overlapping as they dance and jump, and before long, wave. I wave back. One girl marches confidently over to me and the rest trickle behind, the younger ones skipping and stumbling together, the […]
These were the words welcoming me to Amsterdam, plastered on the side of the airport tunnel in a bold, vibrant red: “Unknown, here I come.” Which I felt were quite fitting for my situation and expressive of my sentiments as I headed off to live on the other side of […]
Here we go! I think this new website is finally functional to serve as a blog for my spring travels to Ghana, and eventually grow to become a more comprehensive portfolio as I continue to play with photography and film on my adventures. My past few weeks here in Vancouver […]