“Living in Ghana gave me the biggest dose of perspective of my life. I realized that becoming a “global citizen” doesn’t mean realizing your own importance but discovering your relative unimportance. My life changed so drastically due to my Lumos…
In Twi, Medasi means thank you. As I soak up my last African Friday (for now), I can’t help but feel like my time here has come full circle. I’m feeling a lot of peace as this Sunday approaches and…
It turns out everyone in the world knows English 🙂 or at least pretends to- and that has made my experience here way easier than it could have been. This week I am thankful to live in a world where…
Apparently hissing at others to get their attention isn’t rude, it’s useful. It’s still hard for me to recognize it as not being rude (it’s the cultural norm), but it certainly is effective at grabbing peoples’ attention. I have to…
A short Twi lesson: Korkormu is pronounced “kakum” Kokrobite is pronounced “coco-bit-uh” A written r is a silent r! Why do they still write r’s if Twi is mostly spoken? I wish I knew. I’d like to make a special…
I can’t say that my time here (so far) flew by, but when did it become the last week of January already?! This is crazy. Those of you back at school might not feel the same way because the crisp, cold days…
This week has been a whirlwind to say the least. You think you’re settled in (do you ever settle into a third world country??) and then life presents some reminders that you are not from here. In the almost three…
The title of this post is what people here refer to as my “Ghanian name.” I was greeted at the airport almost two weeks ago by a very kind man named Nyame. After 24+ hours of travel he met me outside…
Akwaaba and hello from Ghana! More specifically, hello from Mamfe- Akuapem Hills. I can’t believe I’ve been here for almost a week already! Before I try to put this last week into words, I would like to…
“You must do the things you think you cannot do.” -Eleanor Roosevelt The month of December has been a whirlwind. Everything is happening right before my eyes- six months of careful planning unfolding right in front of me. It feels…