Our generation has been exposed to more and can therefore do more with what our parents have lacked the imagination or ability to do with what they have. Let's look at real estate and what young Africans can do with these assets.
Read MoreGhanaian trotros (minivans used for transport or the equivalent of the dollar vans in Brooklyn) are notorious for highlighting some of the funniest and insightful idioms in our culture. This idiom in particular is my favorite: "observers are worried". Observers are worried means onlookers are worried, usually haters, because they see your success but do not know the source. I kept it that way.
Read MoreMany people assume that the decision to move is a one time realization; that is, you are sitting at a bar somewhere in Lower Manhattan or East London and out of no where, you realize that your life has little meaning, so you buy a ticket and move to "Africa" the next month. I share my experience of how many positive experiences on the continent made staying in Ghana less of a decision and more a natural next step.
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