One Last Weekend Getaway

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With my return to the United States coming up very quickly, I decided to spend one last weekend exploring a beach resort that I hadn’t visited yet. After asking around, I decided to visit Cape Three Points and stay at the resort Escape Three Points. This area is unique in that it is the closest land point to what could be considered the “middle” of the world, 0 degrees latitude, longitude, and altitude. 

After several hours in a Tro-Tro and transferring to 2 more at subsequent stations, we arrived at our destination aftera total of 7 hours travel time. I was not dissapointed at all. The beach is by far the cleanest and nicest that I have seen in Ghana, and the hotel was a great eco-lodge. It was all made out of recyclable materials and completely solar-powered with composting toilets. It was a great change of pace from Accra and any other beach resort I have visited here. With me leaving Ghana next tuesday it was a great way for me to spend what will be my last weekend trip of many. 

Darius Carey

Hello, my name is Darius Carey. I am currently a senior at the Metropolitan State University of Denver with plans to graduate in the fall of 2014. I am a double major in the fields of Africana Studies and Sociology. My current research interests are African Diaspora History and Sociology of Sport with an emphasis on race, class and gender. As both and African American and a scholar I am excited for my trip to Ghana. I will finally get to see places and experience cultures that I have read so much about. More importantly I am looking to expand my horizons beyond what is familiar and grow as a person. I am the oldest of four children and growing up with a single mother didnโ€™t offer many travel opportunities, let alone international travel. For my first trip outside of the U.S, I canโ€™t imagine a place more fitting than Ghana. Studying at the University of Ghana will also give my academic outlook a new perspective. I couldnโ€™t be more excited to spend this summer exploring a new city, learning a new language, eating a lot of plantains and spicy foods, and really immersing myself in the Ghanaian culture.