I think that everyone should go through an experience that pushes your boundaries of normalcy, even if it makes you feel uncomfortable in the moment. As white women in Ghana, the other girls in my program along with myself have all experienced some level of verbal harassment from Ghanaian men. For me, it was the Read More …
We are almost half way through our journey across the Atlantic and I have yet to fall asleep on this flight back to the U.S, which is not surprising given I didn’t sleep a wink on the way here (yes even in the middle of the night). During this time, I have been able to Read More …
Just like in the U.S. driving home from work can be a daunting task in big cities. There is serious traffic that can make a supposed 15-minute car ride turn into an hour or more. However, when I would get rides home with my co-workers, they would show me many of the local music that Read More …
Below is a list of things that have occurred during work and general life here in Ghana that have required me to pause for a moment and remind myself that this event is not necessarily weird, strange, or wrong. It’s only different from my lived experience. It’s easy to get caught up in an egocentric Read More …
Radio is an entirely different game in Ghana in comparison to America. People actually listen! When you look around the streets you see people carrying around little radio devices, antenna and all. People play their radios so loudly you can hear them from half a block away. With so many people listening, there are tons Read More …
This morning, fellow Media in Ghana-ian Will and I went on a pretty sick little adventure. He needed to get to Nima to pick up a shirt that a coworker had ordered for him, and he knew that I had been very enthusiastic about wanting to ride on a motorcycle, or ‘moto’. After asking our Read More …
Yesterday, we got back from our trip to the Volta Region. The best way to describe the trip is “wet”. On Friday, we hiked to the Wli Waterfalls where we paused to swim, take in the visual splendor, and brave the inexplicable force of water beating down on us as we attempted to walk under Read More …
To My Dearest Wi-Fi, You never know how much you love something until it’s gone. That’s how I currently feel about the Wi-Fi here at work. I’ve had connectivity issues in other places before (hello, living in the dorms for two years!), but nothing compares to the on-again-off-again relationship I have with the internet connection Read More …
The textiles have been amazing, the food has been an adventure (to say the least), the people are welcoming as can be; but I have finally realized why it is that I feel such honest, pure, and peaceful happiness here in Accra. It’s all in the love languages. A few years ago, a supervisor in Read More …
I am currently at the London Heathrow airport with a 6-hour layover before I fly back to Phoenix. It is 6:30 AM and I am drinking a delicious latte – something that is hard to find in Ghana. After living in Accra for six weeks and adjusting to a new society and lifestyle, I feel Read More …
Having grown up in the middle class as a white female in a predominantly white southern Oregon town, I have never really known racism or discrimination based on my personal skin color. Most whites in America would likely say the same. And while I can still not say I am able to rightfully identify with Read More …
I’ve been back in the U.S. for a day now and am already missing aspects of Ghana; I find myself having to remember the differences of the country I had gotten so used to do not typically pertain to mine. Some things I miss are as follows: You cannot hiss to get someone’s attention. Read More …
When I was first trying to decide where I wanted to go to study abroad, I never would’ve thought I would end up in Ghana. It took one information sessions and two very ecstatic past participants to completely sell me on the program. It sounded like an opportunity of a lifetime that would change my Read More …
Experiencing life in Ghana is as I expected it to be, a life-changing experience. Halfway through week 6, and almost done with this adventure, I’m here to say that the only expected aspect was that everything was UNexpected. There was really no way to prepare for this journey besides the packing list that Leslie gave Read More …
When looking at the other various blog posts for inspiration I realized that there weren’t many blog posts concerning the Ghanaian food. This was surprising due to the fact that the food has been such a topic of conversation amongst the Media in Ghana members, and I thought it deserved a blog post to document Read More …