Join my Ghana adventure!

Norwegian girl living in Ghana
Expat Life β€’ Ghanaian Food β€’ Mixed Family

We moved as a family of three from the UK to Ghana in 2024 πŸ‘¨β€πŸ‘©β€πŸ‘§

Happy to have you here! Let’s explore local food, culture and everyday life in the sun abroad together 🌴🌞

For inquiries and collaborations: hello@bytheaemilie.com


By Thea Emilie

YouTube fam, I need you on this one πŸ‡¬πŸ‡­πŸ€©

I’ve been a little quiet because I’m working on my biggest and longest video yet. And I mean BIG big πŸ’₯

After living in Ghana for over a year, I keep getting the same questions from friends and family back home.
- What is Ghana really like?
- What should we do if we visit Accra?
- Why do you say visiting Ghana is life changing?

So I decided to create the ultimate Accra guide πŸ—ΊοΈ Not as an expert, just my honest experience as an expat who genuinely fell in love with this place πŸ™

If everything goes to plan, it drops this weekend. And I would truly love your help putting Ghana even more on the map πŸ“πŸ’―

I would love to see every single one of you watching and commenting so we can chat together in the comments 😍 And it would mean so much to me if you share the video with someone curious about West Africa. Someone who loves beautiful and fun Ghana vibes 🎢πŸ”₯ Or someone living abroad who misses home 🫢

I hope this video makes visitors excited to come. And I hope it makes Ghanaians watching feel proud of how magnificent their capital really is πŸ‡¬πŸ‡­β€οΈ

Who’s with me? πŸ™‹πŸΌβ€β™€οΈπŸ₯³

21 hours ago | [YT] | 126

By Thea Emilie

New video tonight 8 pm GMT πŸ€©πŸŽ‰ As promised, I’m finally sharing the full vlog of surprising my man with his (hopefully!) dream birthday in Ghana πŸ‡¬πŸ‡­πŸ˜ and his reaction and this family getaway in Accra meant everything to me ❀️

Huge thank you to everyone here who sent birthday wishes while we were celebrating and now I can’t wait to show you the whole weekend πŸ₯°πŸ™Œ

Who’s tuning in with us and celebrating his birthday one extra time tonight? πŸ’ƒπŸΌπŸ₯³πŸ€©

1 week ago | [YT] | 140

By Thea Emilie

Tonight at 8:30 pm GMT, I’m sharing my most personal and heartfelt video yet ❀️

This is a story that has been quietly growing in our hearts for a long time, and finally it is ready to be told. I would truly love for you to watch it with us. I know it might be an emotional watch, but also an important one πŸ™

It is emotional.
It is hopeful.
And it shows just how powerful love, dreams, and opportunity can be ✨

Your support on this journey means more to me than I can explain.. truly ❀️

See you tonight, lovelies 🫢

1 week ago | [YT] | 118

By Thea Emilie

Today I was in the kitchen making a Ghanaian favourite πŸ‡¬πŸ‡­πŸ‘©πŸΌβ€πŸ³ I am also working on a video behind the scenes that is very close to my heart. It has taken time because some stories deserve to be told with care, respect, and a lot of love ❀️

So many of you have connected deeply with the kids here in Ghana, and I promise this next chapter is something truly special πŸ™

I am planning to share it later this week and latest by Saturday evening ✨

Thank you for being part of this journey with us!! Your support honestly means the world πŸ™Œβ€οΈ

And guess what dish I’m cooking please? πŸ‘€πŸ˜„

2 weeks ago (edited) | [YT] | 100

By Thea Emilie

My friends! This weekend we had proper family quality time as I treated my gorgeous man to a birthday getaway πŸ₯³ We had such an amazing time, and I’ll show more of what we did for his birthday soon, but for now we are still pretending it’s weekend and soaking up every bit of it πŸ˜‡πŸ₯°

Please help me wish my handsome man who is beautiful inside and out a very happy birthday πŸŽ‰

And tell me: what would your dream birthday celebration look like? πŸ˜πŸŽ‚βœ¨

2 weeks ago | [YT] | 41

By Thea Emilie

I said new video latest Sunday, but I’ve worked hard to show you guys - so tonight at 9 PM GMT πŸ€©πŸŽ‰ the last Gaby in Ghana video will be live πŸ™Œ and it was an emotional one πŸ₯Ή

Aww it honestly meant the world to me to show her my new home Ghana, and the way she took it in was beyond beautiful. Hope you guys will watch with us and support tonight ❀️ make sure to ask me anything you are wondering or say what you’re thinking on the video once it goes live so we can chat πŸ₯°

(Updated) Link to video here: https://youtu.be/JpzTJgF4w2I

2 weeks ago (edited) | [YT] | 117

By Thea Emilie

Guys look 😭❀️ This beautiful girl painted me and Gaby, and it honestly touched my heart so much. It really shows the impact Gaby had on the kids here, and how much we’re all missing her now that she’s gone back to London πŸ₯Ή

I’m editing one more video from Gaby’s time in Ghana now, hopefully posting it tomorrow or latest Sunday my lovelies πŸ™

Wishing you all a wonderful and blessed start to the weekend that’s coming up πŸ₯°
(We’re doing something very special this weekend too… and of course I’ll be filming it and share it with you all later 😍)

What are your plans this weekend? πŸ™ŒπŸ‘€β€οΈ

2 weeks ago (edited) | [YT] | 112

By Thea Emilie

It’s live πŸ˜πŸŽ‰ Did we manage to get an outfit under 20 dollars at Makola Market? πŸ€”πŸ˜„

Watch here πŸ‘‡
https://youtu.be/HWS4qPb1SqE?si=SBdnU...

3 weeks ago | [YT] | 83

By Thea Emilie

My lovelies ❀️ Saturday at 6 pm (GMT) a new video is going live and honestly.. this one had me the most overwhelmed I’ve been in Ghana so far πŸ˜…

Me and my friend from Austria went to Makola Market, one of the busiest markets in Ghana, with ONE mission only…
πŸ‘‰ find an outfit for 200 Ghana cedis ($18)

It was loud, chaotic, intense and completely unforgettable πŸ˜‚

And after all of that, we ended the day in one of the calmest and most peaceful places I’ve experienced here 🫢

Make sure you don’t miss this one tomorrow at 6 pm 🀍✨
Are you ready?? 😍

3 weeks ago (edited) | [YT] | 83

By Thea Emilie

LIGHTS OUT πŸ‡¬πŸ‡­πŸ’₯

Everyone who lives in Ghana or has been here knows what this means.. every now and then the electricity goes completely out in the whole area (which also means no water for us πŸ˜…). And you never know when it’s coming back! πŸ€ͺ

Yesterday was one of the longest outages I’ve experienced. It went out in the morning and didn’t come back until bedtime 🀯

So with no electricity and no battery on any devices, my plan to finish editing the next video and post it today had to be pushed back a little 🫠 Instead, the day turned into playing with the kids and getting things done around the house. Just one of those very real Ghana days 🫢

But it’s coming! And I’ll be back replying to you lovelies in the comments very soon ❀️ have you experienced lights out? (Tell me the story!!) πŸ˜„ and hope everyone is having a wonderful blessed week so far πŸ€©πŸ™

4 weeks ago | [YT] | 88