My final week in Ghana has begun and I couldn’t be happier. Not because I am excited to leave, but because I’ve learned so much and can look at this last week with pure enjoyment and happiness as I coast towards the end. With my 8:50 p.m. flight to Egypt so close, I have found Read More …
This is it. Six weeks spent in Ghana have come and gone. I return home on Sunday, tired, filthy (haven’t had the best time with laundry and cleaning habits), excited, and even a bit sad. I’ve fallen in love with this country in my short time here. It’s a vastly underrated African territory and has so Read More …
Way back when I first applied for the Media in Ghana program, I had some preliminary thoughts about what Ghana would be like. One of the first thoughts I had was what public transportation would be like in Accra. The public transportation is expert level here compared to many parts of my home state, California. Read More …
How an area handles weather conditions is always an interesting topic. While the bare subject of just weather is possibly one of the weakest points of small talk in human history, the way it affects a city’s infrastructure is worth talking about. Accra is a developing area, but one aspect that seems grossly underdeveloped in Read More …
Like many of the world’s largest cities today, especially in Sub-Saharan Africa, Ghana continues to experience rapid urbanization. Accra is the most urbanized city in Ghana, a factor that continues to place significant pressure on its local food system. Since before the colonial period, city dwellers in Accra have participated in what is known today Read More …
A few Fridays ago we left our house at dawn for a bumpy six-hour bus ride to Kumasi, a city in the Ashanti region north of Accra. Kumasi is much like Accra, the main difference being its emphasis on traditional culture. It’s referred to as the cultural capital and is home to the Asantehene royalty. Read More …
I’ve been in Ghana for one month now. It’s so funny because I never, ever in a million years expected to visit Africa, much less, live in a West African country for six weeks. We aren’t here on a vacation because let me tell you, we are living here. We take care of ourselves by Read More …
I would never describe myself as a farm girl. I hate bugs. I hate camping. I like air conditioning. But when in Africa… I was itching to get out of the office so I traveled to the company’s farm in Sagokope, about two hours away. The farm is run by Volta Presentation, a branch of Read More …
I dedicated an entire blogpost to Day 12 for two reasons. Firstly, Tuesday July 1st is a Ghanaian holiday. I’m not entirely sure of the details, but nobody went into work, meaning I had the day off. Secondly, a series of unexpectedly awesome events took place, and I feel the need to express such circumstances with great Read More …
It’s crazy to me how fast time is flying here in Ghana. At this point I only have a week left and as I’m approaching the end of my internship, it’s getting sad to think that in seven days I’ll have to say goodbye. I don’t recall if I mentioned it in my last blog, Read More …
Living in West Africa, we are geographically closer to Nigeria and the acts of terrorism committed by Boko Haram, which is usually translated to ‘Western education is a sin.” In the newsroom at the Daily Guide, we often discuss the war raging in Gaza. Then last week, we were all pretty shaken when we heard Read More …
Our adventures have been everything and nothing we have expected. All of the places we’ve gone to and the people we’ve met and interacted with remind me of how blessed we all are. I am quite stoked for the future groups who will be coming to Ghana. I wish everyone I know could visit this country. Read More …
Looking back on my first week in Ghana, I find my memories a little blurry. The meaning of time has changed since I was back in Oregon, from the strict structures of classes and work into a laid back flow of events that I have a hard time placing into chronological order. Needless to say the Read More …
You can’t flush paper down the toilet. People hiss at you or make kissing noises to get your attention. Drivers never stop for pedestrians… ever! The fruit here is so delicious! It’s amazing and nothing back home will ever compare! Tro-tros are Ghana’s form of public transportation. It’s super cheap but also absolutely terrifying. Taxis Read More …
Well, finally time to discuss my reason (partially) for coming to Ghana – INTERNSHIPS! Internships started Monday the 30th of June, so this post will discuss all that and more about my first week at LOWE (Tuesday was a Ghanaian Holiday, which is why Day 12 will have its own separate post). The group awoke early Monday Read More …