Breaking Stereotypes in Ghana
An interesting thing happened the other day. I arrived in Ghana with sixteen of my colleagues and after about…
"So, why are you here?"
“So, why are you here?” Elina holds my eyes in contempt, one hand on her hip, the other around the…
The Stories We Tell
My understanding of this part of the world has been constructed by stories. I loved the Lion King, and for…
The Legacy of W.E.B. Du Bois
A highlight of our Media in Ghana study abroad program was visiting the W.E.B. Du Bois Memorial Center, which served as…
Faces In A Marketplace
I’ve never been a fan of cold showers. Really, there are plenty of things I’ve never been a fan of…
Upon Arriving in Accra
Ghana is everything and nothing like the way I pictured it, though I never could quite formulate an image of…
Ghana Day One || Video
We are in East Legon, Ghana. The roads are red like the warning track at Wrigley Field. Red sand and…
On the Bright Side
No new visa news will come until Monday when the Embassy opens again…but, on the bright side, I’ve got plenty…
5am thoughts from an Amsterdam Hostel on the way to Accra: Be Unprepared
First observation from flying to the other side of the planet is that Jet Lag sucks. But, it has given…
Oh Visa, Where Art Thou?
We’ve been preparing for this day for months. Today, June 21st, 2013 is the day that the sixteen students in…
The Journey Begins
Sixty-seven pounds! That’s what the airline’s scale registered when I turned over my largest bag this morning at the Eugene…