GHexpat

The purpose of this blog is to encourage visitation to and tourism within Ghana .  I guess you can say that it is geared specifically towards the African Diaspora .  But I'm not a racist and can see how spending time in this country can be beneficial to people from all over the West, as well as some other parts of the world.  In fact I even have a White American friend who has basically expatriated to Ghana. ABOUT MYSELF I was born and raised in Brownsville / East New York , an area which is recognized as being one of, if not the most violent, crime-ridden part of New York City .  Later in life I was able to attend Hofstra University , one of the better schools in the state - and eventually earn a B.A. in Anthropology with a minor in Africana Studies.  This was made possible via the intervention of certain concerned individuals who are actually of Afrocentric leanings. Awhile before I went to college or even knew that I would be going, I read Alex Haley 's Roots...