Living Under the Sun (in Ghana)
There are two basic life lessons I've learned living under the sun in Ghana . One is that the sun affects everything that it touches. And second is the first rule of fashion being practicality. I'm currently residing in a city up in the mountains, a part of the country which for years I've heard Ghanaians refer to as being "cold", specifically during the nighttime. I'll admit that sometimes, it is noticeably cooler up here in the evenings than other parts of Ghana I've resided in at lower altitudes. Occasionally, I may even turn off the fans at night before going to sleep. So the relatively-chilly air is real, but Koforidua and other places like this definitely aren't "cold" at night, at least not be Western standards. But that said, I have yet to reside up here during the harmattan, which is actually the coldest time of year in this part of the world. NO COATS IN THE RAINY SEASON Back when I decided to relocate to Ghana, I was doing a...