Day 18: 2100 hours, 34 minutes. Living in a house full of strangers is challenging. You find out plenty of new things about each other—some things you hate. Plates scattered across tables, shoes abandoned in corners and trash can be seen tumbling across the living room floor when the morning smog blows in through the Read More …
Alliance for Reproductive Health Rights (ARHR) is a Ghanaian NGO that advocates for gender equality, community empowerment, and reproductive health rights. The Media in Ghana group has formed teams to create a bank of images, graphic designs, and multimedia projects to capture stories and help ARHR with advocacy. These projects, along with a social media Read More …
In Ghana, I’m interning for Today Newspaper, an independent daily whose slogan is “We Blend Our Vision With Truth & Enlightenment,” and so far, this has proven true. Sitting near the door, I hear the constant hustle of reporters coming in and out of the office. There is always laughter, or arguing, and definitely no Read More …
From the perspective of someone with very little previous interaction with the sport of football and absolutely zero interaction with the Ghana Football Association, I did not know what to expect on my way to see my first professional match. Growing up in America we often hear about the passion for the sport of football Read More …
Today Esi Benewaaa, a Starr FM reporter, and I went to Old Fadama mentioned in my previous post and elsewhere online as Sodom and Gomorrah. The area within Old Fadama called June 4 was the latest area to be demolished, leaving residents displaced. This is a humanitarian crisis that is leaving over 50,000 homeless and Read More …
It’s one week into my internship at StarrFM and I’ve worked on many interesting stories that were read on air. Writing for radio in Accra is much different than longer feature, profile, and narrative non-fiction pieces that I’m used to freelance writing. It is also much different than academic writing, a style that is far Read More …
As part of my internship I had a unique opportunity to attend the annual President’s Cup here in Ghana. The President’s Cup is a game played on the first day of July, a holiday here in Ghana called Republic Day, between Asante Kotoko Porcupine Warriors and the Accra Hearts of Oak. This was the first Read More …
This past Thursday, I attended a relief event that has proven to be one of the most difficult things I’ve ever had to witness. In light of the emotional aspect of this event, I’m going to try and keep this blog post short and to the point, primarily because finding the words to describe what Read More …
Having completed my first week (and a few days), I have so much to reflect on. If you look at the blog posts of my group members you can see how much activity and blog-worthy events have happened in this short amount of time. We have been constantly on the go and only today’s national Read More …
In Ghana, most services and products are up for bargain. In America, there are set prices and those are non-negotiable. You sit in a taxi and the meter starts. You buy a shirt and know exactly how much you will pay. This is not the case in Ghana. In Ghana, you call a taxi, attempt Read More …
It has taken me a while to write about the castles we toured while in Cape Coast. I needed time to reflect on the trip. We toured two castles; Elmina and Cape Castle. Both held hundreds of thousands of slaves before being shipped off to the Caribbean or America. The castles are where the slaves Read More …
Every day in Ghana is its own adventure. When you think this country is done surprising you, it throws another unexpected twist your way. Every day is like a Quentin Tarantino movie, incredibly strange, yet oddly enjoyable. Some quick observations I have made: Toilet paper is called “T-roll” The toilet is often referenced as “The Read More …
About three things I was absolutely positive. First, Ghanaians love Obama. Second, there is a part of them, and I didn’t know how potent that part might be – that will find any opportunity to talk about politics with you. And third, they are unconditionally and irrevocably in love with God (If you understood this Read More …
There’s this episode of the Nickelodeon kids show SpongeBob SquarePants in which SpongeBob, on the way back from visiting a glove-themed amusement park, gets lost in an unfamiliar town called Rock Bottom and has to try to find his way back home to Bikini Bottom. Finding the right bus proves to be next to impossible, Read More …
Hello Readers, Since I have been abroad in Ghana for a couple weeks a lot has happened. I have spoken Twi with the local Ghanaians, tried real Ghanaian food, and ridden a Tro Tro for the first time. But the most impactful thing that has happened since I have been here was when we all went Read More …