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It's Not Easy O'

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I beg anyone to disagree that a fitting motto for life in Ghana is simply " It's not easy ." This is stated by both native, foreign and repatriated folks all the same. Ghana may be a "peace country," as its proudly referred to by all those born here, but at times life in this land of peace can certainly make a sista want to go to war with some of these cats! However, instead of griping about the hardship that I may face as a new comer in the home of the Black Star, I find it more appropriate to offer some insight to those who have not yet arrived to Ghana about one group of citizens who have created not just a way, but an industry, to manage for themselves all the while chanting their national motto; It's not easy- O' . Accra is known for having the longest market in the world and all major roads leading to the city Center are brimming with hardworking Ghanaian men and women who I respectfully call the "Never-Knew-I-Needed-It-Til-You-Showed-It-To-M...