It's the Rainy Season

For photojournalism class, we had planned a trip to Aburi Botanical Gardens located an hour outside of Accra. We drove up through the hills outside the city (the other Coloradan and I thought we were going west, but who knows), and into the forest.

It was late morning, and the fog covered the botanical garden. We took off in groups to capture the misty trees and flowers. While we were taking pictures, the rain started to fall. We dashed to the little restaurant and barely made it before it began to pour. We had a nice breakfast, but the rain never let up enough to keep shooting.

The rest of the week has been spent doing interviews for my project. I spoke with someone from the Ghana Wildlife Society. I had an amazing two hour interview and learned a lot about cocoa farming and biodiversity. When I was finished, I asked him for other contacts. It turns out that a member of Conservation International was in the building. I hitched a ride to their head office to interview the coordinator.

During the ride, I was squished into the back with a three women who all spoke French. I followed much of the conversation (they were speaking about the Ghanaian and U.S. elections) mais elles parlaient tres vite!

After another great interview, I set up a visit to some cocoa farms in the central region. Since the group is going up there on Saturday, I'm planing to leave a day early. It's an adventure!