5 Minute Freewrite: Sunday - Prompt: Hot Tamale
Tamale is the Northern Regional capital of Ghana. It's the largest reason by way of size. It's also one of the hottest capitals in Ghana. I've never been there myself but my maternal grandfather used to be an agricultural extension officer stationed there.
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I lived with him from 2003 until he died in 2016 so I got to learn a little about his past. He always said Tamale had extremes of weather. When it starts raining, it rains very heavily and the Northerners, as they are popularly called are used to it. The heavy rains don't cause flooding as their settlements are planed.
He also spoke about how hot Tamale could get. People often wore hats to cover their heads during the hot season because they said the heat was so severe that it could penetrate your skull. They wore round hats woven by hand from dried grass or palm fronds.
Growing up, I never liked applying pomade or body cream, so he will often say if I was in Tamale, my skin would have been broken. He used to recall how blood could ooze from someone's nose just because of the heat in Tamale. I'm glad the weather in the southern part of Ghana isn't that extreme.
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I never knew Tamale was a city. That sounds so very hot.
It's a city in Ghana, a very hot one
How cool is that!! I had no idea that there is a city called Tamale anywhere in the world. I love this so much that we learn through the freewrite!!!
It's a big city but underdeveloped, that's why nobody hears of it
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Oh gosh... this really reminds me a little of Dubai and Qatar when I was briefly there. The heat can be so bad that you cannot even sweat.
It's really sad that such a huge continent it can be full of potential and with greens.
I hope one day Tamale will have its day of greenery and great weather.
(Your grandfather must be really tough to be able to withstand such heat)
My grandfather was tough and he travelled across Ghana because of his work.
I hope Tamale will be better than it us today too.
Thanks for your comment.
I guess that's why Qatar wants to have air conditioned stadiums
A great story to read. Wonder if you will pay it a visit once,perhaps the place your grandfather spent a part of his life?
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I've thought of going there, but my body isn't able to withstand heat, but maybe someday.
Thanks for your comment and for the discord link