On the tour we got to see houses where community members live, situated in family compounds. while walking we heard singing and drumming and when we went through the village center there was a gathering of many people. Our tour guides, Mensah, Jackson and Godsway explained to us that a village resident's in-law had died and the gathering was to recognize this in advance of the funeral. 

Gathering in the village

Today was very full day that left us with much to process. 

Shameek Hargrave '20 leaves us with this reflection: 
"I can tell that some of the Ghanaians look at me and wonder where is this kid really from? (Almost as if my answer of the USA isn’t enough.) I wonder if they think about my privilege. What I find most interesting is how we seem to envy each other. I am jealous of the command and pride they have for and about their culture because I have struggled to acknowledge or learn of my own. But they see my access to fresh water on demand, electricity, and modern technologies and wonder why, if we look so similar, if our hair is practically the same, why do I have access to these things and they do not. In my own head I silently wonder which of us has it better. The one who retains his culture, his dance, the company of his true people; or me, the one who has access to all the privileges of the Western world, even when confronted with those who do not and in some cases, never will. It is an especially challenging thought because the price of my privilege has been paid by the enslavement of our shared ancestors. So why am I the one with such privilege? How do I remain conscious of this, but not allow it to govern the perspective with which I approach this experience?"

Tomorrow: Dance and drumming classes, batik lessons and a trip to Denu Market.