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Novel Destinations Looks at Village Life in Ghana

Posted: 4/27/2017 10:52:31 AM

Village life in the western Africa nation of Ghana will be the subject of a Novel Destinations program at the Coeur d’Alene Public Library on Friday, May 12, at 7 p.m.

Betsy and Mike Bullard will share stories and photos from their visit to Anloga, a rural coastal village where they worked in a school, ate their food, danced their dances and observed the same ancient, culture, fishing and farming methods.

Betsy served in the community in the Peace Corp, 1967-1970. She has made four trips to the area. Most recently she and Mike were there for seven weeks from October to December in 2016.

Novel Destinations is sponsored by the Coeur d’Alene Public Library Foundation. The program is free, but donations are welcome.

Anyone with a travelogue to share at the library is asked to contact the Library Foundation at 208-769-2380 or by e-mail at [email protected].

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