Three action packers and two large suitcases weighing in at 45+ pounds each is not the luggage of a girl who travels light. Someday I’m going to do that. Travel light, that is. But that day is not today. No, today I am flying to Ghana and I’ll be holding my breath in front of the airport scales, preparing to take out a few expendable items if I’m over 50 pounds. I’ve shoved most everything I need for myself into a backpack and a rolling carry-on. Everything else is for the ch

Just so you know, there is a video at the conclusion of this post, but it’s cheating if you scroll to the bottom first. It’s been almost three months since Erin and I boarded a 777 bound for Ghana. In Accra, the welcome sign in the Kotoka Airport boasts the country as “The Gateway to Africa,” and this may be true. Economy Watch listed Ghana as the fastest growing economy in 2011, citing a GDP Growth Rate of 20.146%. The GDP is forecasted to grow by at least 8% in 2012. The c