Getting Married on Ghana Time: a Ghanaian Wedding

“Ten a.m. And actually at ten, not Ghana time,” Pomaa said. “Because it is at the Catholic church and they are on time.”

Pomaa’s brother was getting married in Accra and she had invited us to attend, and I was very excited to go. It was time to nail down the details, in order to arrange everything.

“It’s at the Catholic church by the post office, Martyrs of Uganda, and it will be a joint wedding with his best friend. And he is a military man, so I think that maybe it might even be early,” she continued. “The colors of the wedding are red, gold and white. Can wear whatever, but Ghanaians try to match the colors. I’m going to be wearing red and white.”

After figuring out some of the travel details with my roommate and predecessor, all that was left was for Saturday to arrive.

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6 Things I Didn’t Get to Do in Thailand

Two years is a long time. It’s also not enough time. When you are staring down the barrel of a two-year commitment, it’s daunting and difficult to imagine. On the back end, you start wishing for more time and thinking of all the things you didn’t get to do. So I present to you, a list of six things that I didn’t get a chance to do in Thailand, that I hope I will have the chance to return to do.

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Thai’ing the Knot–An Isaan Wedding Ceremony

I’m on vacation, but my fellow volunteer and friend Carly just wrote this amazing post about Thai weddings with some stunning pictures and videos. I haven’t had a chance to attend a wedding and probably won’t in the next three months, so please click through to read more about Thai weddings.

Thai’ing the Knot–An Isaan Wedding Ceremony

Back in July, I went to my first Thai wedding!  Since I’ve attended many Thai funerals during my service, this was a very welcome change.  Wedding ceremonies differ quite a bit from those back home in America, so it was a fascinating experience!  Especially considering I didn’t know what was happening, or why, the majority of the time. However, thanks to some discussions with my counterparts and neighbors after the events, I was able to understand some of the traditions and customs of a traditional Northeast Thailand, a region known as Isaan, wedding ceremony.  Also, if you want to read more about Thai wedding traditions from a Thai perspective, check out this fantastic blog! It was a big help in piecing together the missing parts of the puzzle.