A few years ago I was in Ithaca, NY at a local gemologist store. I was having a heated discussion with my then- significant other. When I mean heated, I actually mean ridiculous. He and I used to go back and forth about who's heritage is cooler- Jamaicans (his) or Guyanese (mine). That conversation was years old and was just one of the things we joked about when bored. No complaints about Ithaca but we were bored.
The gemologist overheard us and decided to join in. My then-S/O asked him, "what valuable gems can one find in Guyana?" The gemologist smiled at him and said, "I think you mean Ghhhaaaaa-na (with emphasis)." S/O and I looked at him... looked at each other. S/O laughs at me while I explain Guyana is small country in South America with a rich gold supply whereas Ghana is a country in West Africa. The gemologist admitted his failings and backed away.
Recently, I told someone I was going to Ghana and was super geeked. Do you know what they said to me? "Isn't your family FROM Ghana? Whatchu need to go back for?" To that I laughed out loud. A guffaw... My family is from Guyana... South America, y'all!
THIS HAPPENS TO ME ALL THE TIME. I imagine it will only intensify after I've actually been to Ghana and not Guyana.
I plan to go to Guyana in Dec 2012 (better late than never) (and hopefully before the 12/21.. i kid!)
Again, thanks for all of your help. I'm over $400 towards the ultimate goal. Send to friends. Send to family.
Send me to Ghana!
Ghana too has a rich deposit of gold in addition to oil, diamond and manganese. Ghana produces the best quality cocoa beans in the world used in making chocolate. The best thing about Ghana is Ghanaians. Visit Ghana and you'd love it. There are no visa rules for people of Africa descent staying in Ghana.
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