Kyabobo has to be Ghana’s best kept national park secret. Unfortunately, the 222 square kilometer natural beauty is only a secret because of the abysmal conditions of the Eastern Corridor roads. Getting to Nkwanta, Ghana where the park headquarters are found is not for the faint of heart. When I checked into the park in […]
Basal-Cell Carcinoma or Compound Nevus?
Heidi removes a bump on William’s scalp that looks suspicious
Arriving in America!
We’ve now all arrived in the US. Trey came first back in April to spend time with his grandparents in Florida and then in Virginia. Then Heidi and KJ came at the end of June to join Trey in Richmond. Finally, William arrived in July after attending the ABTEN conference in Kenya. We will be […]
Trey in Virginia – Summer 2019
Trey spends a month with his grandparents in Virginia before the rest of the family arrives in America.
Trey in Florida – Summer 2019
Trey has wrapped up his six weeks with Heidi’s family in Florida and is now in Virginia with William’s family. Here are some photos from his time with the Jensens.
Illegal Logging on Lake Volta
William visits Lake Volta to take in the scenery and stumbles across shocking evidence of Ghana’s tragic illegal logging issues.
Tafi Atome Monkey Sanctuary
A sanctuary in Ghana’s Volta Region for monkeys that are believed to be messengers for the spirit world.
The Hyena’s Penis Plant
This fascinating and stinky West African plant known as ‘Amorphophallus dracontioides’ is related to the infamous “corpse flower” and has some interesting names.