Comments on: A Party and a Funeral http://fellowsblog.kiva.org/2008/11/03/a-party-and-a-funeral/ Kiva Fellows share their experiences from the field Mon, 23 Nov 2009 02:13:14 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: BerryFine http://fellowsblog.kiva.org/2008/11/03/a-party-and-a-funeral/#comment-5043 BerryFine Wed, 08 Apr 2009 03:20:35 +0000 http://kivafellows.wordpress.com/?p=1988#comment-5043 What a delight to read! We went to Ghana for two weeks to visit my daughter who was there for a semester through UC Berkeley. We took a trip around the country and I remember passing crowds of people in black headed for a low building, obviously for a funeral. They did seem in high spirits! We also enjoyed visiting the coffin shop outside Accra where the coffin artisan would create anything you wanted to be buried in, like a Coke bottle, a tiger, a Mercedes or your favorite brand of cigarettes! Thanks for sharing your experience so eloquently! What a delight to read! We went to Ghana for two weeks to visit my daughter who was there for a semester through UC Berkeley. We took a trip around the country and I remember passing crowds of people in black headed for a low building, obviously for a funeral. They did seem in high spirits!

We also enjoyed visiting the coffin shop outside Accra where the coffin artisan would create anything you wanted to be buried in, like a Coke bottle, a tiger, a Mercedes or your favorite brand of cigarettes!

Thanks for sharing your experience so eloquently!

]]> By: milena08 http://fellowsblog.kiva.org/2008/11/03/a-party-and-a-funeral/#comment-2837 milena08 Thu, 06 Nov 2008 12:41:32 +0000 http://kivafellows.wordpress.com/?p=1988#comment-2837 I laughed when I read that despite your swollen, sprained ankle, the women still put you to work in the kitchen. I hope your ankle recovers! And I hope the borrowers you interview in Ghana are nicer than the militant artist in San Fran. :) I laughed when I read that despite your swollen, sprained ankle, the women still put you to work in the kitchen.

I hope your ankle recovers! And I hope the borrowers you interview in Ghana are nicer than the militant artist in San Fran. :)

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