“Oh you are Mrs?” said one of my coworkers one day before I was leaving. It was the first time I had met this particular coworker, and we didn’t even get to the moment of exchanging names. Yet, after his first glance at me and catching the sparkle of my “wedding ring,” his immediate interest in Read More …

As a music major and an advertising major, there are few opportunities where both of my degrees align in a job opportunity. While researching for an internship in Ghana I wanted to do just that, find an internship that would allow me to use my knowledge from both schools and begin to create a resume Read More …

My vacations are always bookended with the same ceremonious experience, filling up my water bottle from the Portland Airport; a desperate instinctual response to the lackluster water outside my home state. International air travel means sleepless nights, microwaved plane food, and 18 ounces of home. 18 ounces being all my hydro flask can hold, which Read More …

I don’t want to leave. That is all I can say. There has been so much bad associated with my time in Ghana that if someone was listening to my stories, they would think that I couldn’t wait to return to the United States. That after our house was broken into twice within the first Read More …

Sauces In Ghana there is one sauce that is served with nearly every dish. From jollof rice to tilapia to spring rolls, shito is served at every restaurant regardless of cuisine. There are two main variants of shito sauce. The first, a green pepper version that is normally served with banku and tilapia. The green Read More …

My internship placement has been at the Alliance for Reproductive Health Rights (ARHR), a Ghanaian NGO working to ensure that health rights of all people, especially vulnerable groups such as the poor, marginalized, and women of reproductive age, are protected and fulfilled. While much of their work is centered around reproductive and sexual health issues, I Read More …

It’s one of the first things I noticed in Accra, Ghana: the locals like to dress up. Women wear colorful, knee-length dresses in African prints, their hair pulled off their necks and tied up in kente cloth. Men don sharp suits and perfectly carved haircuts. Even when they play it casual, Ghanaian fashion is something Read More …

Ethics. It is what makes or breaks a journalist. When writing a story, a journalist is expected to tell the truth. However, how far do you take the truth? During my internship with Today Newspaper, I was pushed to question my own ethics as a journalist and the ethics of Today newspaper. Since my first Read More …

The wind blowing through the cracked windows, the 17 strangers packed side-by-side like sardines, and the wild Ghanaian driving all make for a pretty fun commute. I was very intimidated to try the trotros for the first time as it all seemed very chaotic and I was nervous I would get lost easily. I eventually Read More …

Adjusting to a new place and culture while studying abroad is undoubtedly a stressful experience at times; thus, it is important to figure out ways that help you relieve some stress and obtain a sense of normalcy. An important strategy for me when I’m in a new and stressful environment is getting some exercise. As Read More …

As I exited the air-conditioned courthouse, I thought the opportunity for a good story that day had slipped through my fingers. Supreme court had been quiet and boring. In the appeals court, which was housed in the same building, the only action was a man asked for his sentence to be shortened. However, the court Read More …

Our group moved into the student housing at Webster University on Thursday. It was quite an upgrade from our previous living situation at the Aya Center. Donny and I quickly became close with two of the students already living in the building. Kenny, around my age, is from Nigeria but studied at the University of Read More …