Blog posts written by the 2025 cohort.
By Kaiya Laguardia-Yonamine Since my first day here, I’ve come across something that I’ve quite literally never experienced. For the first time in my life, I am identified as a white woman. And I don’t know how to feel about that. In Ghana, anyone who doesn’t look Black or Ghanaian is considered an “obroni,” or Read More …
By Everett Cento Going into my internship, I never expected to visit the Ghanaian court system, let alone the Supreme Court. However, during my second week, I had the opportunity to be on court duty. It sounded cool in theory, but I had no idea what I was really getting into. The courts were a Read More …
By Kalani Chai-Andrade I’m now three weeks in, and it has been a relentless grind. My days have started to blur together. Most of my time is spent riding in company vehicles or rideshares, writing, researching, photographing, and drinking water. When I finish, I come home, eat, sleep, and do it all again the next Read More …
By Skylar DeBose Obroni. An Akan word that quickly became familiar to my friends and me. Obroni means foreigner, often referring to a white person. Although I identify as Black, I have been called Obroni by strangers, merchants, and coworkers. I am, however, a foreigner. Despite my ancestral roots in Africa, this is my first Read More …
By Megan Gignac Hi friends! Here are some updates from my fourth week in Ghana. I hope you enjoy! After I got the first week of my internship under my belt, I was feeling confident and getting in the groove of corporate life in a new country. At the end of our long work week, Read More …
By Elijah Jagne I really wasn’t sure I would write this post. Most of our blog entries focus on internships, cultural exchanges, and lighter experiences during our time abroad. But sometimes, experiences demand more from you. They require reflection, depth, and honesty, even if it’s uncomfortable. And this is uncomfortable, but perhaps necessary. Near the Read More …
By Kaiya Laguardia-Yonamine Week one is officially over! Being at Joy Multimedia has been this long, insanely awesome roller coaster ride. In just five days, I have experienced one of the busiest weeks of my journalism career in a long time. But honestly, it was pretty rough at first. I was bouncing around multiple news Read More …
By Kalani Chai-Andrade Leading up to my first day at work, I was extremely anxious. I had never interned for a company, let alone worked in a newsroom, so I didn’t know what to expect. What would my workday look like? Would my coworkers like me? Would I even get to take photos? These thoughts Read More …
By Everett Cento Wow! This week has been absolute chaos. From watching a man get sentenced to 20 years for shooting his wife, to covering a metropolitan emergency, to filling in for a short-staffed newsroom, I felt like I barely had a moment to breathe. Through all of this movement, one theme kept coming up: Read More …
By Skylar DeBose It feels surreal that we’re already halfway through our time in Ghana. Before coming here, the thought of being away from home and away from my people for six weeks made me anxious. Yet as each day passes, I find myself feeling sadder and sadder that our time here will be coming to an Read More …
By Milly Gamlen Since meeting my boss, I really feel like things are falling into place. She explained that she was under the impression I would be starting this Monday, as opposed to last Monday, so there was some confusion. Thankfully, she clarified that I would be working with the communication team, which is what Read More …
By Anna Liv Myklebust Day one of everyone’s internship sounded routine; most people had introductions and HR meetings. I, on the other hand, was assigned a 700-800 word opinion piece due by the end of the day. In that moment, I was grateful to be thrown into the deep end to see if I’d sink or Read More …
By Skylar DeBose This week marked the start of our internships. Waking up at 6 a.m. on Monday, July 7, felt like the first day of school. I experienced the same nerves, excitement, and eagerness that I’ve felt every year since kindergarten. Yet this time, something was different. Instead of going to school, where I Read More …
By Elijah Jagne For about as long as I can remember, I’ve wanted to work in film and television. Growing up, I had an extraordinarily hardworking single mother who did anything and everything in her power to ensure a good life for me. Because of her very busy schedule, I often spent the majority of Read More …
By Kai Fontenot Monday – Day 1: Orientation and a Reality Check 6:00 a.m. I woke up at 6 a.m., without a single thought behind my eyes. I was so tired. After drinking my coffee and eating a quick peanut butter and jelly sandwich, the nerves of going to meet the people I will soon Read More …