Akotowaa

Lesivism. Uncompromising truth. Unapologetic authenticity.

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Healthcare is where the Ghanaian dream dies, even for the resident who has proximity to affluence. I have stories to tell.

How to Be an Incompetent Ghanaian Healthcare Provider

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Do you know how to turn off your phone?

Sabbath

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These are things a white editor, a white agent, white beta readers, and even to some extent, diasporan Ghanaian readers, largely cannot point out to an author.

Kwame Alexander’s The Door of No Return: A Continental Ghanaian’s Perspective

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A brilliant—though heavy—book. Lots of Disney tea, and a tumultuous healing journey that inspired thoughts about the incredible potentials that Christian discipleship too often fails to live up to.

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Identifying the enemies of deep work within and without

Deep Work, Disruption, and Over-Commitment

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Jamaica and Other Side Quests (3 of 3)

Jamaica and Other Side Quests (3 of 3)

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Jamaica and Other Side Quests (2 of 3)

Jamaica and Other Side Quests (2 of 3)

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Jamaica and Other Side Quests (1 of 3)

Jamaica and Other Side Quests (1 of 3)

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Surely one of the most beautiful literary films I have ever watched.

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A-Live at 27!

A-Live at 27!

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2024 Gratitude!

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Jetsetter September Pt. 4: Flights, Fails, and a Tub of Shea Butter

It was just my luck that the country of perfect order would break into familiar inefficiency the moment I stepped foot in it.

I spent September 2023 between the UK and Europe. The primary reason was to attend the 2023 Milford SF Conference in Wales, for which I was awarded a bursary. The cheapest flights I could find were a month apart, and so I tried to make the most of some time away from my stressors back in Accra. The Jetsetter September series is a record of my adventures abroad. Enjoy! In my last post, I talked…

Jetsetter September Pt. 4: Flights, Fails, and a Tub of Shea Butter

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Frankenstein Only Needed a Visual Artist

Akotowaa's takeaway: If Victor Frankenstein's monster wasn't so repulsive to look at, there would essentially be no plot. It's hilarious.

Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein is definitely a cautionary tale—not necessarily against man daring to play God—but rather, against doing so without first consulting an artist. All the pop culture I’ve been exposed to failed to explain to me that the only reason for most of the horrific elements of this horror classic is that Victor Frankenstein’s monster was ugly. That’s it, really. That’s the whole…

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Jetsetter September Pt. 3: Two and a Half Days in German Switzerland

Spider Kid takes Switzerland: a capsule hotel, a spa day, and a whole lot of walking. Jetsetter September, Pt. 3: Two and a Half Days in German-Speaking Switzerland 🇨🇭

Jetsetter September Pt. 3: Two and a Half Days in German Switzerland

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Ways I Am Being Grown

How I am growing into a person who struggles less with discontentment, financial anxiety, and the assertion of my agency.

2024 feels like the year of me being dragged into new levels of maturity with all the grace of a screaming child, mid-tantrum. Interestingly enough, the theme at my church this year is Growth, frighteningly appropriate. I feel a special urgency to document some of the major ways I notice myself growing this year, knowing that this process, like most kinds of learning, is non-linear, and I will…

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Jetsetter September Pt. 2: Black Girl in Dragon Country

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Jetsetter September Pt. 1: The Ordinary Wonders of Colonizer Country

I spent September 2023 between the UK and Europe. The Jetsetter September series is a record of my adventures abroad. Enjoy Part 1: London!

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