Living In Ghana Part 2: Accra, Mama T, And The British Class System Abroad

Accra, Ghana. Photo by Ato Aikins on Unsplash

by Ben Cohen

Part 1 of this series can be read here.

(Note: I have changed the names of the volunteers. Everything else in this story is true)

I arrived at Kotoka International Airport, Accra at night time, exhausted from a lengthy journey that included a layover on the tarmac in Lagos, Nigeria. As the steward…