An interesting day

I spent most of today with the Okyenhene, the King of Ghana’s Akim tribe. The Okyenhene is probably the second most powerful king in Ghana (the Asante king is the most powerful). After taking part in a very formal public ceremony (which included bowing to the king in front of hundreds of people), I was invited to meet the king at the home of one of his sub-chiefs. I was a bit on edge as I had no idea how to act in front of a tribal king. Turns out he lived for in New Jersey for many years, his daughter goes to Georgetown, and his son works at ESPN. It felt a little weird to be joking around with him as the entire Royal Court was watching us, but he seemed to be having a good time.