Author: Erwin Knippel

Ghana is a wonderful country with wonderful people living there.If you can get involved with your country, its people and its culture, you will get to know a country and its people in 8 weeks in a way that you can never do in a holiday.In Germany, we live in

Before we left, I said goodbye to some of them for the last time. I received a great gift in the form of a fruit bowl, plate, mug and an elephant from the Samartex ECO-craft collection. These are really nice things and the elephant gets a place of honour in

Some of the participants had already asked me if I could also hand them a certificate.This turned into a real ceremony.The whole thing was planned for Tuesday at 10 am. I received invitations for the date from three people independently of each other – so this was very important to

It’s crazy how fast time flies.Things are not yet going as I would like them to, so let’s step on it – final spurt. I wanted to make the most of Saturday and agreed with Pascal that we would meet on Saturday to look at the remaining vehicles and the

I really wanted to see the rainforest, at first I thought national park. But they said what I expected to see there. Then I simply asked if someone could take me with them when they went into the “bush”.It wasn’t just anyone, but Justice the Forest Co-ordinator, the boss himself.On

This week the case arrived with the diagnostic computer, 2 adapters for car and truck and the connection cable as well as the OBD cable.Before I make any changes, I need to back up the data on the laptop.I had already met Kelly, the head of IT.He explained to me

I usually use the weekend to explore the area a bit. Often the rivers or ponds are reddish brown from sand. But off the road there are also really beautiful ponds with clear water. Next to them are birds, dragonflies and butterflies that I have never seen before. It’s nice

After the lunch break, someone says “Mahlzeit” as I pass by.I turn around but only see black. Emanuel comes up to me and introduces himself. I’m already happy that I can talk to people here in English, but I didn’t expect to speak German (on a mother tongue level).He told

The processing in Germany and the shipping went quickly.Since Monday, the part has at least arrived in Ghana. However, it is still in customs and has not yet been released by the authorities. It won’t go any faster if I ask the boss here at Samartex every day. There is

I’m not talking about the unstable power grid, which fails 3-4 times a day on average. Just like that, the power goes out. But somehow it no longer bothers me. When the air conditioner beeps briefly or the lights come on in the evening, you know the power is back.