By McKenzie Days As our last week in Ghana arrived, I found myself feeling more bittersweet than I had anticipated. I remember feeling so homesick in the first couple of weeks. This feeling surprised me. I began feeling depressed about my friends’ departure, the internship’s ending, and the reality of never seeing Ghanaians again. Six Read More …
By McKenzie Days I wake up to a call at 7 a.m. from my coworker who surprises me with a new assignment. She informs me to go to a specific location and says she will meet me there. I start to hurry to get ready. Sitting in a crowded room with red and blue balloons Read More …
By McKenzie Days The Chronicle recently gave me the opportunity to learn about Ghanaian politics through attending Parliament sessions. I shadowed my coworker who was in the Parliament beat and he guided me during the sessions. The most evident difference in the governing body in Ghana compared to the U.S. is the sense of equality Read More …
by McKenzie Days As the aches and groans of my traveler’s sickness receded from week one, the brain fog cleared as well. I found myself having more mental clarity to reflect upon the aspects around me. One of the most prominent features I started reflecting on was the adjustments to the many aspects of a Read More …
By McKenzie Days I was given the amazing opportunity to work for a Ghanaian newspaper called The Chronicle. The Chronicle wasted no time putting me on a variety of exciting assignments upon my starting week. The most prominent one was exploring the Ghanaian Supreme Court. It was interesting to see the comparisons of the Judicial Read More …
By McKenzie Days I’ve always struggled to get a grasp on airsickness. As a child, I would have to cling to my mother on the airplane as a kid as she fed me Dramamine. I now realize as an adult, I’ve repressed a lot of these memories out of denial of this consistent physical ailment Read More …
By McKenzie Days Three things emerge when I reflect on my pre-trip mental space: anxiety, thrill and zest. As a graduating senior, I knew that the fickle navigation of the post-grad landscape was on the horizon. This further reinforced my gratefulness for this opportunity. I had just graduated, and the next chapter of my life Read More …