OK, well, we have made it back to the States. I am so thankful and blessed to have been part of this wonderful experience. The only phrase that comes to mind is, "There's No Place like Home." As I say the phrase I see it as two-fold meanings. My trip to Africa was an ancestry home that showed me relatives long before that I was never expected to see again. In spite of the tragedy of Human Slave Trade, I walked back through the Door of No Return and entered...

OK, well, we have made it back to the States. I am so thankful and blessed to have been part of this wonderful experience. The only phrase that comes to mind is, "There's No Place like Home." As I say the phrase I see it as two-fold meanings. My trip to Africa is to an ancestry home that showed me relatives long before that I was never expected to see again. In spite of the tragedy of Human Slave Trade, I walked back through the Door of No Return and enter...

We just left the Ghana National Broadcast Center. They have an amazing network of multiple stations. We took a picture with one of the sports broadcasters who was about to go on air. We were able to go behind scenes to see the team coordinate his production ... So nice to see them work out the tense live showing and see the director keep each guy doing his job. I am sure I will say more about that later. We also watched a dance team outside the studio do some...

My Internet connection was used up last night, so I thought my submission of my Blog entry did not go through. As I thought through the day though, I had an opportunity to consider the Day 4 entry, to pause to consider how to add context to my thoughts. One reason I want to address context, other than the writing teacher part of me, is well stated through one of the quotations posted on the Slave River memorial site we visited here: Before you let words pass...

As the week winds down, I have varied thoughts and emotions that words do not seem to express. I find that today is more about putting experiences in perspective and figuring out what to do from here. A few thoughts of what resonates with me in terms of next steps: (1) At Elmina Castle, the tour guide emphasized that the work they do is not not just tourism, but their work is about education—specifically educating visitors of the horrific history of Sla...