Second Week in Review
Day 18: 2100 hours, 34 minutes. Living in a house full of strangers is challenging. You find out plenty of…
Students Hard at Work for ARHR
Alliance for Reproductive Health Rights (ARHR) is a Ghanaian NGO that advocates for gender equality, community empowerment, and reproductive health…
My Trip to the Quarry
In Ghana, I’m interning for Today Newspaper, an independent daily whose slogan is “We Blend Our Vision With Truth &…
President's Cup Experience
From the perspective of someone with very little previous interaction with the sport of football and absolutely zero interaction with…
Old Fadama Updates
Today Esi Benewaaa, a Starr FM reporter, and I went to Old Fadama mentioned in my previous post and elsewhere…
The One With Stonebwoy, the AllStarr Unity Concert, and Old Fadama
It’s one week into my internship at StarrFM and I’ve worked on many interesting stories that were read on air….
The President's Cup
As part of my internship I had a unique opportunity to attend the annual President’s Cup here in Ghana. The…
Disaster Relief in Accra: Reporting and Trauma
This past Thursday, I attended a relief event that has proven to be one of the most difficult things I’ve…
I Never Want to be Famous, and Other Ghana Stories
Having completed my first week (and a few days), I have so much to reflect on. If you look at…
Bargaining My Way Through Ghana
In Ghana, most services and products are up for bargain. In America, there are set prices and those are non-negotiable….
Looking Slavery in the Eye
It has taken me a while to write about the castles we toured while in Cape Coast. I needed time…
The One With The Power Outage
Every day in Ghana is its own adventure. When you think this country is done surprising you, it throws another…
Jesus and Gays
About three things I was absolutely positive. First, Ghanaians love Obama. Second, there is a part of them, and I…
How I Reached Rock Bottom Taking My First Trotro
There’s this episode of the Nickelodeon kids show SpongeBob SquarePants in which SpongeBob, on the way back from visiting a…
Visit to Cape Coast Castle and Elmina Castle
Hello Readers, Since I have been abroad in Ghana for a couple weeks a lot has happened. I have spoken…