Week 6 Blues: Mourning Fresh Mangoes
By Kiasia Baggenstos I sit in disbelief knowing that we have made it to our last week in Ghana, with…
Culture shock creeping up on me: From birds chirping to dogs brawling
By Kiasia Baggenstos On a typical morning in Portland, I’d wake up to birds chirping, my siblings arguing about who…
Is She Even Black?: A Bi-racial Woman’s Take on Ghana
By Kiasia Baggenstos Growing up bi-racial I would always feel like being black and white was like politics, it was…
Melanin and Medicine
By Kiasia Baggenstos For my first assignment at my internship, The Daily Guide, my coworker and I went to the…
First-day Nervousness
By Kiasia Baggenstos The first day of my internship was different than any other internship first day I have had….
The Little Things Matter the Most; Jollof Rice, Dancing, and Much More…
By Kiasia Baggenstos It has only been one week in the majestic Accra, and I already feel like I’ve been…