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 …
As I sit down to write this, it is my final day of being an intern at Joy Sports. It is 10:17 AM, I was the first person in my office to arrive today, I had to get the keys from the security guard, open up the room myself, and none of my coworkers have Read More …
Photo 1: On our last weekend trip, we visited the third largest open-air market in the world, located in Kumasi. I chose to not pull out my camera inside the market, as I wanted to take in all the vibrant sights, smells and sounds without having to focus on taking photos. It then started pouring Read More …
When I first decided to come to Ghana for a six-week internship at the Chronicle, my grandmother became very excited. “I have an old friend who grew up in Ghana in the 60s! She absolutely loved it,” she told me. That is how I came to know Frances Longman, a British citizen whose family moved Read More …
I still remember the first conversation I had with my mom about applying to the Media in Ghana program. It was November, and the priority deadline for the application was due mid-January. My decision to apply was spontaneous and unplanned but ended up being very rewarding. Here’s why. Long-Lasting Relationships I underestimated the power of Read More …
This is a column I wrote while interning at The Daily Statesman. Enjoy. Successful democracies all have one thing in common: the voices of the people make a difference. Voting and democracy share an important relationship. A democracy that fails to listen to the voices of the people will, ultimately, fail to survive. A strong voter presence 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 …
As our time in Accra comes to a close, I thought it would be appropriate to take a trip down memory lane with some of the highs and lows of my internship. Unfortunately, my time was cut short due to personal reasons, but there were some pretty surreal moments over the course of my employment Read More …
Some of my favorite photos from our time in Ghana.
As our cohorts third and final weekend trip approached, I wasn’t quite sure what to expect. Every one of our trips out of Accra had been special in their own right, but I hadn’t heard a lot about the Kumasi trip and pretty much went in blind. While I knew I wanted to buy some Read More …
We have hit week 6 of the program and it has been one of the shortest-longest trips of my life. I have been ultimately been reflecting on these past six weeks and how much we have overcome as a group. Throughout all the ups and downs, it’s crazy how things happen for a reason. I Read More …
Emily and I were frustrated. The map had led us to the exact spot where the bookstore was supposed to be and yet, even as we traipsed from corner to corner of the intersection, we could not find it. We attempted to ask fellow pedestrians, but everybody was in too much of a hurry to 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 …