As I look back on my time in Ghana, I’m reminded of the highs and lows of the last 6 weeks.  I can list the lows on one hand: being stranded at circle after work with no money and no way to get home, being in a car accident in an Uber, and 5 days Read More …

It’s our last week in Africa. Ghana, wow. You truly did a number on me. I was able to learn and become friends with some of the most incredible professors (Leslie, Senyo, Lisa, and Curtis) at the University of Oregon. All while living in a house and experiencing it with 15 classmates, that only a Read More …

Another Uber ride without air-conditioning, another trip to the Accra mall. Just another day in Ghana. Sitting passenger with my good friend Makenna in the backseat, we make small talk with our Uber driver while the traffic creeps along. It’s another humid afternoon and as the conversation continues between the three of us I glance Read More …

This trip was a once in a lifetime opportunity and I’m glad I got to spend it with a group of incredible people. It is crazy to think about how fast our six-week adventure went by, but by no means was it easy. I have spent a lot of long and days not really knowing Read More …

I love food and I love to cook. There’s something special about taking the time to plan out a homecooked meal, executing it perfectly and enjoying a delicious plate of food. It’s even better if I can go to the local farmers market and purchase the meats or vegetable directly from the person who raised Read More …

I think I was hazed? This week I was given the opportunity to work alongside Maggie at Innova DDB. The first day I arrived I was greeted by the sweetest woman, Sabina. We were told we would be going on a shoot that day. This was a project for MTN, a client Innova has had Read More …

After having a low-grade fever for a couple of days, I decided to visit a Ghanaian hospital on Tuesday night to find out what was wrong. I was initially worried that I was having symptoms of malaria; I was fatigued, having night sweats, and felt achy. I’ve been good at taking my pill every day, Read More …

The main road to get to the Daily Guide is packed with a variety of cars commuting to work, which causes horrendous traffic and questionable driving maneuvers. There are readily available taxi and Uber services with often shorter travel times, but I prefer to take the tro tro to work whenever it is possible. The Read More …

After being here for roughly a month, I started to accept and expect that start times were a suggestion not a certainty. At first, it was a difficult concept to grasp, I mean when the assignment board in the newsroom says “2018 National Summit” at 9am and your colleague tells you we’re leaving at 10am, Read More …

Chaos. People coming, people going. I swerve through the grocery store’s traffic, which consists of incoming shopping carts, employees with their hands full of produce, and shoppers leaving with their newly bought items in their yellow plastic bags. I am overwhelmed by the busyness of this environment; however, it isn’t unfamiliar. Just think of Costco Read More …

The six weeks in Ghana is winding down, with today (Friday) being my last day at my internship.  I had expected to stay through the weekend, thoroughly enjoying my time in this country, when disaster struck in the form of a 103.5 degree fever Wednesday night. I’ve been to many parts of the world where Read More …

For our final weekend trip as a group, the Media in Ghana cohort traveled to the Southwestern region of Ghana known as Volta region, where we had the opportunity to experience the popular tourist attraction Shai Hills Resource Reserve. The land that is now called Shai Hills Resource Reserve was originally home to the Shai Read More …

Before I get to the meat of this blog post, I want to start with a short shout out to Auntie Esi. Auntie Esi is a lovely woman with a kind smile and wise eyes. She wears long bright patterned dresses under a maroon apron, a bandana around her head and thick gold hoop earrings. Read More …