This past weekend I became acquainted with emotions that I didn’t know I was capable of feeling: everything ranging from a deep, gut-wrenching guilt that I still can’t shake, to a profound sadness fueled by frustration at my inability to change the past. I felt primed for our trip to the Elmina Slave Trade Castle. Read More …
Although Elmina and Cape Coast are beautiful towns, they are plagued by a tragic history. On Saturday, we learned some of that history while touring the castles there. The Elmina and Cape Coast castles were two of the largest operating slave castles in West Africa, with the majority of slaves held there being sent to Read More …
After living in Ghana for six weeks I have really adapted to some parts of the lifestyle. My blog posts for example are being posted on Ghana time. Some might call it procrastinating, I guess I just like to look at the glass half full. Our weekend in Cape Coast was one of my favorite Read More …
Roughly a week has passed since my last blog post…so much for staying on my game. I’m falling behind for several reasons: 1) The internet connection almost everywhere is just plain terrible. Internet at our house takes forever because all 16 of us students are trying to use it at the exact same time, which slows Read More …
The human heart is not built to endure all situations in life. No human can ever say they’ve encountered every new challenge without some level of doubt, nausea or fear. Those who say they have are lying. In 24 hours I experienced several degrees of fear starting from Sunday morning through Monday morning. On Sunday Read More …
After sitting in a un-air conditioned bus for almost three hours, I was half asleep, listening to Black Eyed Peas (not ashamed) and looking forward to a weekend in Cape Coast and Elmina. Then, we heard an earsplitting crack shook the entire vehicle, it sounded a bomb went off under the bus. We began tipping Read More …
I can honestly say this weekend was one of the best I’ve ever experienced. The trip to Cape Coast started out a bit rocky when our bus blew out a tire, leaving us stranded on the side of the road but we made the best of it by having a sing-a-long and playing Frisbee across Read More …
At some point during our travels we as a group started to realize how diverse the people of Ghana are. The hospitality in particular has been overwhelming to points where I’ve felt unworthy of the affection I’ve received from complete strangers. The children have been some of the most endearing individuals on this trip. It doesn’t Read More …
