Since preparing to leave Ghana, returning home, doing Christmas and New Years, beginning school and thinking about my future…I’ve been…
7 Reasons I loved Ghana
1. There was less to do Ghana doesn’t have strong internet connection along with few televisions and electronic games. This…
Waking up [in Ghana] to Trump
Starr FM, a local radio station, interviewed me the day before the U.S elections. I was live in the studio…
What’s the problem?
Today I am sitting at a desk that hits my knees if I try to sit under it. There is…
There’s starving kids in Africa
I was taught to think of the “starving kids in Africa” growing up when I was too full to finish…
Weeks 7,8,9: Disorientation Phase
The stage of realization that things are different. The person feels inadequate to cope with the expectations of the new environment…
White people: It’s O.K if you don’t understand
I must say: I grew up in a predominantly white town which was labeled number 10 in an opinion article titled “The Top 10 Redneck Towns…
Week 6: Happy Birthday!!
Birthdays are stressful. It’s not surprising that I have a bit of social anxiety…so when it comes time for me…
Week 5: Loosing my cool and almost loosing school
[Disclaimer: this is a very long post] Week 5 (I think it’s week 5?) started off as a week of new…
[Ghana] Where.Are.You.MyFriend? I’m Here
A couple weekends ago some fellow ISEP (my international program) friends and I attended a chief’s funeral per invitation of our…