By Romie Avivi Stuhl And just like that my six weeks in Ghana and my time at The Finder ended. I took a moment to reflect on emu experiences with my coworkers and all I learned at The Finder. You can read my goodbye letter to The Finder, published August 2, below:
By Romie Avivi Stuhl Opportunities sometimes arise in unexpected places. On Tuesday I headed to the Kempinski Hotel in Accra for a 9 a.m. assignment about corporate responsibility and sustainability. However, being in the Kempinski Hotel led me to an additional story and my first solo assignment. The conference room was quite cold and my Read More …
By Romie Avivi Stuhl I didn’t know what Kente cloth was until three months ago. I learned about it as I was preparing a presentation about Ghanaian weddings for my “Media in Ghana” class back in the United States. At the time I didn’t think I would have the opportunity to visit Kumasi, the center Read More …
By Romie Avivi Stuhl BBC’s Africa Eye documentary titled The Night They Came for Our Children exposed how the International Justice Mission (IJM), a Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) aimed at freeing children from “modern day slavery”, forcefully and wrongfully removed children from their families. As part of my work at the Finder, I joined my coworker Read More …
By Romie Avivi Stuhl 7 a.m. My alarm clock went off and I snoozed it hoping to get a few extra minutes of sleep. When it went off a second time I got out of bed and put on my pre-picked first day of work outfit. I then packed my bag with my Chromebook, Ghana Read More …
By Romie Avivi Stuhl My greeting to Ghana began before I even landed in Accra. I boarded my final flight of the trip, walking in with my right foot first, as always. I sat down in my chair and the woman next to me, Ohimma, helped me place my bag in the overhead bin. I Read More …
By: Romie Avivi Stuhl The sounds of Ghanaian music are coming into my ears through my Bose earbuds. Yet, in front of me lies the iconic PDX carpet and to my left is a US Bank ATM. I have approximately 90 minutes until I take off to Chicago, then I’m off to Brussels, and finally, Read More …