The Generosity of Emerge
I wasn’t expecting to get paid for my internship at Emerge Ghana Ltd. I had accepted this idea before I…
I wasn’t expecting to get paid for my internship at Emerge Ghana Ltd. I had accepted this idea before I…
During the last week of the trip I have reflected on what I will miss most about Ghanaian culture. Without…
The food in Ghana is delicious but very spicy. Almost all food has some form of spice on the plate…
At the 27th Summit of the African Union, Ghana was awarded the 2016 African Gender Award. This award recognizes Ghana…
Another intern and I were sent to the Wreath Laying Ceremony for Emancipation Day last Thursday, a celebration of African…
We had been walking through the trees on a long path, across nine small bridges, passing many strangers, seeing many…
Six weeks in Ghana has come and gone and the feeling is bittersweet. On the one hand, I am ecstatic…
The past few days at work have been quite eventful. On Wednesday afternoon I went to the Accra Sports Stadium…
While never working at a newspaper outlet, I didn’t know what to expect and wasn’t sure what I would be…
The number one lesson I have learned while interning with Ghanaians is that work is pretty laid back. Ghanaians love…
I, like most people, relish the end of a workday. However, I have an added incentive to clock out and…
Ghana and the United States are both in the midst of a heated election season. I start work every day…
While attending the pre-departure orientation of the program, I had vaguely heard that we would be visiting a Monkey Sanctuary…
Before I came to Ghana, my mom sent me on a mission to find her beaded jewelry. At first I…
Coming from the States, I am accustomed to a very different kind of public transportation. I pay as soon as…