Aburi Ghana
Aburi is a small town that was, in colonial times, a retreat for official visitors and others who needed to get away to a comfortable spot near the coast. Perhaps its greatest attraction is the botanical garden (left). However, it is also the location of two secondary schools: Aburi Girls’ Secondary School and Adonten Secondary School, a day school in the town itself.
The vast majority of secondary schools in Ghana are boarding schools, usually located far from seductive city lights and other distractions.
Aburi is only 30 miles North of Accra, but those 30 miles made a huge difference because Accra/Tema is a port while Aburi is in the Akwapem hills, at 1200 feet elevation. What this meant, among other things, was terrific weather all year round and no mosquitoes!
within a few miles of Aburi there is a village where many of the inhabitants speak a language that is unique, spoken by no one else in the whole world. Ghana is, in many ways, a pastiche of remnants quilted together with much enthusiasm but little expertise. That Ghanaians have succeeded so well in forging a nation, with a relatively modest amount of dissention, is an enviable testament to their character and mutual respect.
