About a week a go we visited a school in a township area of Ghana. I noticed a stark contrast while visiting the school. While we watched the students preform poems, dances and songs for us, other children, literally a foot away from us watched through a chain-linked fence. The ones behind the fence were Read More …
Walking into the GFA offices was initially underwhelming. It took professor Chris Chavez and me about 15 minutes to find the office, after asking three people we found the office, a room the size of my dining room with 5 people working in it. I was asked what I studied, and I told them advertising Read More …
There are two things I can’t go a day without at home – WiFi and hot showers. Seriously – I’m constantly connected. I admit it isn’t my finest trait, but it’s true. WiFi aside, the other guarantee is that I will take a very long, very hot shower. Both – yes, both – of these Read More …
Last Thursday I was able to get the day off of work and spend it learning about composting through the Utilization of Organic Waste to Improve Agricultural Activity Project (UOWIAP) initiative here in Accra. Living in Oregon you would think I would have a good base knowledge about the wonders of composting, but I learned Read More …
Each day is a gift that should be appreciated. Not everybody has the same lifestyle, the same culture, but everyone has the gift of free will and the gift of life. As I walked home last night, my heart was heavy and it felt like the weight of the world was pulling me down. I Read More …
On this particular Thursday, due to a funeral taking place next door, nobody in the office went to work. With the loud noise that would take place and high flow of traffic, calling off work for the day was in everyone’s best interest. Although nobody went to work, one person from the office was asked Read More …
According to Google, and the 2012 population census records, 75% of the population is Christian. Before the trip, I learned that Ghanaians are very religious. The people are strong believers, religious stickers and posters will be everywhere. It is common to see some people preaching on the road or on the trotro about their faith. Read More …
I’ve been in Ghana almost four weeks, traveling through Accra by Trotro, practicing the use of “Me Pacho” regularly in conversations, and trying to escape this unbearable heat Ghanian’s call “winter.” I’m an American. The youngest of three daughters. A traveler, with a story of my own. I am many things, but to Ghana, I’m Read More …
Today at the beach, we were rushed with vendors as usual, but the conversations they have with me are always different. Two guys who went by Raj, and Rainbow asked me where I was from. I told them that I was from Ohio in the United States, like Cleveland and Lebron. They understood, but then Read More …
An article I wrote for the Business and Financial Times about our most recent trip to Kumasi where we were able to visit Lake Bosomtwe, a lake that was formed by a meteor over a million years ago. This spread is fun because it features a photo of Avery and Sean swimming in the lake! Read More …
My first assignment at the Business and Financial Times was to visit the coastal city of Prampram to cover the launch of the airport extension. The new airport will be the largest in Ghana and thus is referred to as ‘Airtropolis’. During my assignment, the journalist I was partnered with had gotten left behind when Read More …
I knew Ghana was culturally different from Oregon, but I never really thought about the way it would make me feel, or how I would react when confronted with these distinctions. Last Monday, my coworkers and I gathered in an office to celebrate someone’s birthday. We were standing around, eating pizza and drinking soda, when Read More …
Prof. Leslie Steeves makes sure that everyone in the group is having a good time in Ghana. The field trips she designs are great opportunities for us to experience and explore even more in Ghana. This past weekend, we went to Kumasi, Ghana, and had a great three-day trip!
At the Alliance for Reproductive Health Rights (ARHR) the walls are lined with shelves containing massive binders detailing campaigns, meetings and initiatives about not only reproductive health rights, but all health-related issues. These binders contain information about anything and everything from information about malaria and HIV/AIDS, to universal access to health care and primary health Read More …
On our excursion to Kumasi this weekend, we visited the Kejetia market, one of the largest local outdoor markets in Ghana. At first I was expecting this market to be like one of the many craft markets that we visited, but I was very wrong in thinking this. Due to the excessive traffic, we had Read More …