Celebrating My 34th Birthday Alone in West Africa

Sharing my experience of spending my 34th birthday solo in West Africa, including moments of reflection and adventure. Notion Offline link → https://ntn.so/DamonOffline. This video is sponsored by Notion. 🇧🇯🇹🇬🇬🇭

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Notion Offline link → https://ntn.so/DamonOffline This video is sponsored by Notion. 🇧🇯🇹🇬🇬🇭 What happens in this video? 0:00 Roasting y'all 1:28 A remote town in the middle of the lake 3:56 He moved here and has 47 employees 6:23 The door no return and the transatlantic slave trade 9:19 Trapped in a room with 100 pythons 11:26 I never knew this part of history + niche questions I had 14:35 Andreas is NOT happy 16:21 Writing my travel column on the road 17:17 Some of people are a bunch of talk 18:08 Not the easiest countries to travel to 20:40 This man kindly invited me into his home 22:01 Kids calling me papa 23:00 Birthday present to myself 25:25 Running my business from the most remote corners of the world 29:07 I've never liked my bday and this is why 31:06 Everyone yellin' "WHITE MAN!" at me 31:35 Taking photos with the staff 32:30 Accra exhausts me 33:36 Obviously, I stand out 35:09 If anyone asks if it's your first time, you say no 36:30 Do I portray reality or the image I want people to take away? 38:10 The Ghanaian author I'm reading + funeral posters 40:01 No one understands me lmao 41:50 Visiting the former slave-trading posts 43:05 TV shows are disturbing and people love it for some reason 45:15 The most magical part of Ghana 46:50 West Africa field notes (things I'm taking away from this trip) 48:17 "Oh, so you abandoned your country?" 50:40 Logistics if you're traveling here 51:52 Anxiety is the dizziness of freedom 52:54 Deleted scenes 🇧🇯🇹🇬🇬🇭 Links you're probably looking for Travel newsletter → https://damondominique.com/newsletter Productivity calendar → https://damondominique.com/calendar French courses → https://damondominique.com/french Briefly, Perfectly Human by Alua Arthur → https://amzn.to/47KK79L Benin • Acropole → https://www.instagram.com/acropolecotonou/ • Andreas → https://www.instagram.com/andreas_kaiaphas/ • Benin tour guide → https://nokouetourbenin.com/ Togo • Mangala → https://www.instagram.com/mangala.togo • Driver to Togo → https://allotaxicotonou.com/ Ghana • Somewhere Nice → https://www.instagram.com/somewherenicegh/?hl=en • Ari → https://www.instagram.com/ari_charis/ • Trotro Adventures → https://www.instagram.com/trotroadventuresghana/ 🇧🇯🇹🇬🇬🇭 Where I went • Cotonou, Benin • Ganvié, Benin • Ouidah, Benin • Kpalimé, Togo • Accra, Ghana • Cape Coast, Ghana • Kakum National Park, Ghana #NotionPartner #NotionOffline #WestAfrica

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