Mixture of Colors and Culture

Before leaving Ghana in mid-December to be with our family for the Christmas holidays, our landlord asked us to choose any colors we wanted for all the rooms in the house so he could have them painted while we were away. Happily rushing off to the paint store in town, we pointed to one selection after another only to be told that it wasn't available. When we were down to one bold blue, one neon green and one yellowish shade called "Broken White," we instructed the painter to mix a lot of  "regular white" with the bold blue, even more "regular white" with the neon green and to stay with the "Broken White" for yellow. We then left town hoping for the best. Success! Every room turned out great and makes the house so much brighter.
Another more important mixture very evident in Tamale is the peaceful and friendly existence of diverse cultures - specifically those of Muslims and Christians. Unlike the prejudice, distrust and misinformation seen in various other parts of the world, here people of different faiths live and work harmoniously together.