By: Peyton Brooks EAST LEGON, Ghana — Humor me for a moment and relect on your time in high school. Who were you? Were you a band kid? What about sports? Did you ever have to do the dreaded daily doubles? I did. Every day for six weeks, I was training to be the best Read More …
By: Melina Mallari This week has been the hardest for me so far, but it also came with the biggest learning curve. I was introduced to my coworkers and a fellow intern on my first day of work, had a great orientation meeting, and shadowed my friend who manages the company’s social media accounts. I Read More …
By: Karl Furlong At the end of a dead-end street, directly across from a tiny scrap of land bursting with corn in East Legon is the Nubuke Gallery. This long rectangular concrete and glass edifice sitting on the outskirts of Accra looks to have been transported from L.A. or Berlin. Hovering over the lush green Read More …
By: Sam Lorenzo During Media Theory II class, which I was required to take this past winter term, I was introduced to the work of cultural theorist Stuart Hall. In 1973, Hall introduced Reception Theory to explain how audiences interpret messages through media. He emphasizes that although films, television shows, books, and games may have Read More …
By: Liz Sgro I remember stepping down the winding stairs leisurely, trying to make time slow down so I could get one last glimpse at the captivating art displayed on the second and third floors of the Artists Alliance Gallery. As I came to terms with finally leaving the last step and moving closer to Read More …
By: Melina Mallari There is so much I could say about our first weekend. We stayed at a beautiful (although sticky) beach resort in Cape Coast. We got our first taste of nightlife in a partying city. We supported a local non-profit called the Baobab House by eating their delicious food. But I believe what Read More …
By: Peyton Brooks The entrance to Elmina Castle. Captured by Peyton Brooks. CAPE COAST, Ghana — On July 9th, 2022, I visited Elmina Castle. Looking at the red and yellow brick the Dutch and the Portuguese laid as the foundation of this 540-year-old building, the weight of the brick felt like it was placed on my Read More …
By: Jake Moore Today, I entered the courtyard of a small school in a region of Accra called Nima. As I walked through the entrance with my group members I saw the small space filled with rows of students dancing to the rhythm of drums and other percussion instruments. Other children lined the edges of Read More …
By: Michael Walsh We spent the weekend in Cape Coast at a 4-star coastal resort called Coconut Grove. The same resort was visited by people like Will Smith and Obama who had their (seemingly unbeknownst to them) pictures up on the walls of their reception area. From here, we visited two different slave castles; Elmina Read More …
By: Stephen Ssenkaaba Week two of our stay in Ghana went by so fast. After the first few days of touring and dancing,the honeymoon was soon over. We quickly shifted gears and started our internships. Our first day at work was Friday. A strange day to start work if you asked me. But after Professor Read More …
By: Nate Wilson Originally published in The Finder. This past weekend, our cohort embarked eastwards along the shoreline to tour both the Elmina and Cape Coast Castles, which, and I’m confident that I can speak for all of us, was one of the most emotionally difficult — albeit necessary — experiences of our lives. With Read More …
By: Peyton Brooks Not a moment has passed during our introduction week to Ghana that I haven’t been covered in a thin layer of sweat. The humidity makes the air feel thick as we walk through the streets of Accra. It has been an action-packed series of events, so I will lay out a highlight Read More …
By: Sam Lorenzo I remember the day I landed my first job. I had just turned 18 and was a freshman in college. I was ecstatic at the fact that I was going to have money to hang out with friends and pay sorority expenses. Over the next decade (yikes, I’m aging myself), I worked Read More …
By: Karl Furlong On day one of interning at the Business and Financial Times I was introduced to my peers for the next four weeks: four local interns that make the newsroom run. These young people are required to publish a minimum of three stories per week. They do this for no compensation: No paycheck, Read More …
By: Liz Sgro A LOT has happened since the last time I checked in. Yes, the people in the group are still wonderful and continue to surprise me every day but now our bonding isn’t just through hanging around on a bus or in a living room. We’ve experienced so much more together and it’s Read More …