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Kweku Anansi

In Ashanti folklore, Anansi, the spider, is the trickster, always ready to show up the foibles of his adversaries.
Ghana, 2009

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Comment by Rod McLaren on September 25, 2011 at 7:53am: Morning, Mary,

I have been away from the net for some time and just back online this morning. My time in Ghana began 40 years ago when I took a 2 year teaching contract. Over the years, I returned often to visit, and in 2001 moved there to build a beach side hotel. I am now semi-retired but always busy with something on the go. I have been truly blessed with my life in Africa.

Comment by Mary Barkett on September 23, 2011 at 8:27pm: i forgot to ask you....what is your work in Ghana...what took you there....it must be an interesting, rewarding life....

Comment by Mary Barkett on September 3, 2011 at 1:10pm: incredible movement....i'm afraid youtube isn't allowed over the school district website...i can still show your photo from my email.....thanks to architects of a new dawn.....and thank-you for your outstanding videography......recently, i piloted a curriculum which was adopted for ELA (english language arts) made by national geographic....your work would inspire them...

peace....

mary

Comment by Rod McLaren on September 2, 2011 at 8:56pm: Evening, Mary. You might also enjoy the video of this spider that I posted on Youtube:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HcWvLsB18Es

The music that accompanies the video is by a musician who calls himself "Anansi". He is a friend of mine in Ghana - a great guy, who plays balaphone (traditional xylophone) and also drums.