We had a very sobering trip to two of the oldest slave castles in Western Africa, Elmina Castle and the Cape Coast Castle, this weekend. These 500-year-old castles saw the worst of human behavior. The dungeons that we went in to were too dark, too hot and too small to hold the 70,000 men and Read More …
…they’ll probably ask you for more. Ever since that fateful moment when I first found out I would be living in Accra this summer I made a mental list of things to look forward to. Said list ranged from a canopy walk through the Elmina jungle, to attending “reggae night” at the local beach, to Read More …
We had some free time after our lectures today so Jake and I decided to go on an adventure. After cutting across a soccer field and down an extremely overgrown path we arrived at the American House Road Market. It’s amazing how popular you can be just from the color of your skin. We were Read More …
So our house is located in a middle-upper scale neighborhood in a section of Accra called East Legon. Since there are hardly any formal names for streets here, the locals have appropriately named the street we live on American House Road. Our “villa” is surprisingly large and spacious, especially compared to the majority of Ghanaian Read More …
Our day was filled with lectures, walks and crazy Ghanaian soccer (football) games. Tipped off by some locals yesterday, we heard about the “Monday Night Stars” football game that would be played by some of the members of the national Black Stars team at a local school yard. When we arrived today, we realized just Read More …
Today we listened to two lectures from very distinguished journalism professors at the University of Ghana. Professor Amokaohene, a PR specialist and former ambassador to Canada, spoke to us first and was followed by Dr. Gadzekpo, a journalist who has taught all over the world including at Northwestern University. While this doesn’t have much to Read More …
We spent a good part of our first Sunday in Ghana on a tour of Accra with Dr. Michael Williams, one of the program’s managers. Having spent seventeen years in Ghana, Doc knew exactly where to take us in order to experience the true sights and smells of the city. Photos by: Ariane Kunze, James Read More …
With almost all of us together in Ghana now, some of us enjoyed a great night of food and dancing while others barely made it through the meal without resorting to using the table as a bed. Nonetheless, we are all very excited to be starting our trip.
Coming into Accra after our ten hour flight was pretty incredible as we passed by huge thunderheads and over small villages. While the grey clouds may make it look chilly here, rest assured that after we got off the plane it was still definitely 85 degrees and probably 90% humidity.
Catherine and Elise practice their Twi (the native language of Ghana) during a pre-trip pizza party three weeks before everyone heads to Accra, Ghana for the summer.