Just before xmas, I was on my way to work and as usual listened to one of my regular Swedish podcasts and heard them discussing if people across the world listened to them. So I wrote a message:
Är jag den första som lyssnar från Afrika? Jag lyssnar på väg till jobbet på tisdagmorgnar, jag kör bil från hamnstaden Tema i Ghana till jobbet på Ashesi University på andra sidan huvudstaden Accra. Älskar den kognitiva dissonansen som uppstår när ni babblar på om pepparkakshus medan jag ser ghananskt marknadsmyller utanför rutan med barn på ryggen, väskor och korgar som stolt bärs på huvuden, och försäljare som vill att jag köper papaya….eller att skratta åt rävar och grisar på en tvåfilig motorväg bland getter och nybyggda bostadsområden! Tack för en underbar pod!
Am I the first to tune in from Africa? I listen to you on my way to work on Tuesday mornings, I take my car from the harbour town of Tema in Ghana to my job at Ashesi University on the other side of the capital Accra. I love the cognitive dissonance which happens when you go one about gingerbread houses (Swedish concept?) while I see Ghanaian market crowds outside my car window with kids riding on backs, bags and baskets proudly carried on heads, and hawkers who want me to buy some papaya…or laughing at “foxes and pigs” on a two-lane motorway among goats and new dwellings! Thanks for a wonderful podcast!
And they contacted me for a short interview! It is live today on ONE OF SWEDEN’S BIGGEST PODCASTS En Underbar Pod (A wonderful Podcast) !
As a blogger, it was a dream come true to talk to Underbara Clara who is Sweden’s most successful and innovative blogger and her hilarious pod partner Erica. At the same time, the conversation felt very natural, like we had known each other for years – I guess in a way I do know Clara and Erica well after reading Clara’s blog for many years, and listening on the pod from the get go.
Today, the episode with me and three other listeners Malin, Miriam and Mikaela across the globe (photos above borrowed from UnderbaraClara) can be heard by following this link and clicking on “EUP International”.
If there are any new readers on my blog because of my exciting podcast appearance, please comment and say “hello” or “hej!” below!
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Hej! Jag är ny! Ser fram emot att följa din blogg, har varit i Ghana ett par gånger och älskade landet!
Hej Pernilla – vad kul med en ny lasare! jag har ocksa startat en FB grupp for oss “GhanaSvenskar” om du vill vara med! Ja, Ghana ar harligt!
Hi, I’m Linda. I found your blog while searching for information regarding varsities in Ghana. Funny ha? Taking your is not. Anyway, I really enjoyed reading it. I’m also in a multilingual family as I’m Ghanaian and my husband a German. I actually kinda do exactly what you do with your kids. How is Ghana. I hope you like it there. I’m living in Germany now and planning of starting a lifestyle/personal blog. You have really inspired me.
Hi Linda, not a varsity, but happy about your kind words!