We were not so sure about our choice of flying with Egypt Air to Accra, Ghana in the beginning. However, the outcome surprised us in a big way. During the 21-hour layover in Cairo, Egypt, we started the amazing adventure of Summer 2017 before we even arrived in Ghana! After checking in at the hotel Read More …
As intrigued as I am to sit on the plane and watch every new released movie Delta has to offer, I am just as inspired to sit down and journal what has happened so far on the journey to Ghana. Half way there, only four more hours to go and I will take my first Read More …
Wednesday afternoon, June 29, 2016. After touring W.E.B Dubois’ Ghanaian home, I travelled with Keya and Adam to the A&C Mall, a grocery store south of our complex. It was a rather small store, but pristine. Swarms of workers paced in and out of two swinging doors in the back with mops, brooms and paper Read More …
Alright, I have nearly survived my first full day in Accra, and I’ve come out relatively unscathed, save for a slight sunburn, jet lag, oh and the $400 I somehow lost or left in the US… I can’t put to words how much I hope it’s the latter. Hiccups aside, I can already feel the Read More …
When I spent a semester studying in Ghana as an undergrad, it changed my life. I knew I would be back, but I had no idea it would take me 14 years to get here again. Now, as a graduate student in journalism, it’s incredible to return to the familiar sights, sounds and people that I fell in Read More …
Having high hopes and excitement to see another country in an entirely different continent, I excitedly came out of the Ghana airport. The scene outside looked familiar. The hustle-bustle of the traffic, taxi drivers almost grabbing your hand to take you to their taxis, the strange smell of petrol and dust mixed in the air. Read More …
I turned 21 somewhere over the Atlantic, and when the plane landed in Africa it was time to celebrate Ghanaian style. I wasn’t expecting much, because everyone had been traveling for almost 24 hours, but by the end of the day I could say that 21 was my most eventful birthday yet. After arriving at Read More …
A few things to know about a bus tour of Accra, Ghana: This city is huge. I quickly realized that there was no way we’d be able to get a sense of the whole place in one day. It sprawls into neighborhood after neighborhood, each with a slightly different “feel.” This isn’t your average bus Read More …
I stayed in Ghana a couple of weeks after the official conclusion of our study abroad program. Week six came and went, and all of the new friends I made over the last month and a half were replaced by abandoned boxes of macaroni and cheese, along with dollar packets of ramen and finally a 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 …
Going through immigration in Ghana was the first time I considered bribery. After a short kerfuffle over my visa, which was accidently issued for 2018, I thought I was good to go until the officer looked at my immigration form. As there are no addresses in Ghana, I had simply written “University of Ghana” for Read More …
Through spending time living in Ghana, I have truly started to understand the difference between necessities and privileges and how to carefully distinguish between the two. Coming from the United States, there are a lot of things I experience and use on a daily basis back home that I truly don’t think twice about. For Read More …
On Saturday I conquered three fears in a single day: heights, crocodiles and claustrophobia. I started my morning off by riding along an extremely bumpy, pothole-filled road for about an hour, which eventually led me to a jungle that I was forced to admire from about 100 feet above ground. Before 9 a.m. I found Read More …