Description

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Ghana has become increasingly popular as a holiday destination. This is unsurprising - it is one of the most politically stable, and safe, countries in Africa. But visiting for a fortnight, or even a month, barely allows a scratch of the surface of this vibrant nation. You can see some of the sights and sample the food, but you'll never get a real understanding of what makes the country tick. Having left his History classroom in Britain, Peet spent ten months of 2012 teaching in rural Ghana. In this thought-provoking book, he recounts some of the tales which shaped his stay in the house of the village chief and his family. Peet's often self-deprecating wit comes to the fore as he gets to grips with the rigour of the different classroom environment, fetching water, tro-tros and more. All this is set in time to the events which made the year one of national significance.

About the Author

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Peet worked as a high school History teacher in the North-West of England for four years, until, at the age of 26, he handed in his notice in order to pursue his curiosity of other cultures. A keen, if limited, cricketer, he had wanted for many years to go to Cape Town to watch a Test match there. His adventure turned into a 5-week tour of the Rainbow Nation in early 2012, before heading to Ghana to work as a volunteer teacher there. Having no definite plans for after an initial three-month period with a volunteering company, Peet soon discovered that he was living in the house of one of the village chiefs, who ran a local school. After finishing the volunteer project, Peet worked for the chief for the rest of the year before returning to Britain in December 2012. Peet returned to the teaching profession in Britain and still enjoys his cricket. His other interests include sports and the arts.