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The group participating in the 2011 OMA&D-affiliated study abroad program to Tahiti, led by OMA&D Associate Vice President Dr. Gabriel Gallardo and Counseling Services Interim Director Val Espania, recently returned to Seattle. Here are a few photos from their trip…
Today was the first day of the Bridgetown Market at Spring Gardens so almost all of us headed down to attend the festivities! It was a beautiful day and the market went on for about a mile (if I had to give a rough estimate). There were booths or jewelry, other arts and crafts, paintings, plants, flowers, toys, Barbados-themed paraphernalia, and food and drink stands of course.
We walked down to the beach part of the market and it was gorgeous since it was right around sunset. There were horses there and I paid $5 Bajan ($2.50 U.S.) to ride one!
After the market we headed back to UWI to rest up for “Ten to Ten” which is a concert with a wide array of musical performances from all of the year’s most famous Soca artists. Did I mention it’s called “Ten to Ten” because it goes from 10 p.m. to 10 a.m.? Our friend Trent, who goes to UWI, showed up and he brought me backstage where I was able to watch the bulk of the show from there and even meet some of the artists! By the time the concert ended the sun had risen, it was another great night in Barbados!
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This was the visit I had been anticipating for most of the trip – Cape Coast, which is where there are several slave castles. These were places where African people were chained in dark dungeons, beaten, made to urinate, suffer and defecate as they were watched by merciless white men. I can’t fully describe the bone chilling feeling that I felt as I walked through the museum seeing the chains and ropes that my ancestors were bound by. A huge theme that has run through this trip is gratitude. I can’t help but feel grateful to my ancestors who endured so much, physically, spiritually and mentally, so that I have the freedom and opportunities today. It gives you such a different perspective. Personally I have learned about slavery all of my life especially in America. However, rarely do we talk about what happened to black people before America. That’s where it all started in Africa and not America. I could go on and on about history and how its taught in academia but I won’t. I’m at a loss for words but one thing I can say about this particular experience is powerful.
Female slave dungeons where women lived for months and ate, urinated, menstruated, and defecated. When a women became pregnant it was almost a saving grace because they were then removed from the dungeon.
A few other scenes from Ghana:
We visited the House of Parliament. They were at recess, but we were able to take some rare photos.
A statue of the first President of Ghana, Dr. Kwame Nkrumah. He was a great man.
Dr. Kwame Nkrumah's first American car.
A beautiful statue at the University of Ghana.
A soccer game with school girls. Thanks for the opportunity Cheerful Hearts Foundation!
Today is a big day. We have a very special night with our director’s cousin. She has set up a small get together at her home. It’s one of those type of nights where you can’t just wear hoop shorts and a white tee. As you can see from the photos below, the ladies were looking great!
But before we head to our engagements, we stop through a local art gallery in Jamestown…
The art gallery is amazing. As an artist myself, it’s always good to see other artist’s work, especially in another country. The style, the inspiration, everything is different but amazing nonetheless. The art gallery said we couldn’t take photos of the art. But I didn’t fly thousands of miles to Ghana to not take pictures! So you guys can check out the photos I took of the art and see them for yourselves.
Later in the evening we head to the get together. This lady’s home is amazing. The party is on the roof and it was very fancy. It definitely gave me inspiration to do big things in life so I could have a home like this. The roof had a gym, a stone waterfall, white gravel on the floor. It was crazy to say the least. Food was served and that was awesome. It was just a good night that included a good surrounding, good people, good food, good everything!
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