Please Be Upstanding: Letters from Ghana

by Heather Johnston

Please be Upstanding. In Ghana, West Africa, this means please stand up. Like many instances when crossing cultures, there are double meanings to what is being said or done. Trying to figure them out is half the fun! Author and interculturalist Heather Johnston invites you along on her three year posting to Ghana. Heather shares the high and lows of life abroad. Written as a series of letters home, the author takes you from the initial posting offer to the farewells after three amazing years in Ghana. Funny and insightful, enjoy the journey from wherever you are.

170 pages, Paperback

Published March 14, 2011

Reviews

[Nina Chachu · Rating 3 out of 5]

I read this because I knew the author when she was living in Ghana, and was intrigued to see what she would say. Not particularly controversial, but it was fun to read, especially the stories about the adoption of a new member of the family