Where in the World Am I Going?

In one of my previous blogs I mentioned that I wasn’t fully sure which route I was going to commit to for the upcoming race I will be doing. Well, I made my decision and I will be serving with Squad Z on October Route 1. This route takes us to the following countries in this order: 

Peru – https://kristenduguay.theworldrace.org/post/where-in-the-world-am-i-going

Bolivia – https://ethanpatenaude.theworldrace.org/post/where-exactly-am-i-going

Argentina – https://nieceyodom.theworldrace.org/post/where-am-i-headed

Togo – https://adriannadaniels.theworldrace.org/post/where-in-the-world-are-you-going

Ghana

Ivory Coast 

Nepal – https://kaylagulley.theworldrace.org/post/all-about-nepal

India 

Myanmar 

Thailand – https://alyciamathis.theworldrace.org/post/thailand

Malaysia 

My squad has decided that we want to learn a little bit about each country we will be visiting and share it with our awesome supporters. I chose to research and share about Ghana. 

  Ghana is located on the western side of Africa between Togo and Ivory Coast, with Burkina Faso to its north. 

Random Facts: 

• At 239,460 Square Km it is only slightly smaller than Oregon! 

• English is the official language, although there are many African languages spoken as well

• The population is 63% Christian, 16% Muslim, and 21%  Indigenous beliefs  

• It used to be called the Gold Coast 

• In 1957 Ghana was the first of the sub-Saharan colonies to become an independent nation 

• Their government is a constitutional democracy 

• The capital is Accra 

• The population is 28.83 million (compared to Oregons 4.1 million…) 

• Children begin school at 4 years old and attend 6 years of elementary school 

• Children only go on to secondary school if their families can afford it

• There are over 50 different ethnic groups in Ghana, each with their own language and customs 

• There are 6 national parks in Ghana 

Why I’m Excited: 

 While all these facts are interesting, I’m most excited to learn more about the cultural norms for the different ethnic groups in the country. With it being a small area with such a large population I am looking forward to interacting with many different peoples who all have varying customs and languages. I hope to learn a little of the languages that are spoken by the peoples even though their official language is English. Even more so, I’m excited to see how their Christianity is lived out or how they interact with the other religions seen in Ghana. 

I will definitely be sharing more after I have learned about Ghana through experience and interacting with the people, instead of just sharing things I’ve learned on the internet. 

If you want to read a little bit about the other 10 countries I am going to, check back here in a week or two and I will have edited this page to include links to my squadmates who are sharing about each country.