Feminism in a Foreign Country
- Details
- Written by: Leigh Matassa
- Category: Volunteer Abroad Blogs
- Issue Text: Latest Issue
Leigh faces a difficult decision; respect another country's culture or fight for what she believes is right.
Canadians and Ghanaians – Kindred Spirits?
- Details
- Written by: Leigh Matassa
- Category: Volunteer Abroad Blogs
- Issue Text: Latest Issue
They may be a world apart, but Leigh is having no trouble finding similarities between Ghanaian and Canadian culture.
An Obruni Overseas
- Details
- Written by: Michelle Stais
- Category: Work Abroad Blogs
- Issue Text: Latest Issue
Overcoming culture shock in Ghana.
Should I Stay Or Should I Go?
- Details
- Written by: Michelle Stais
- Category: Work Abroad Blogs
- Issue Text: Latest Issue
Michelle knows her family—including her teenage son—will be fine while she's in Ghana. So why is it so hard to leave?
ABCs of Accra
- Details
- Written by: Camaro West
- Category: Volunteer Abroad Blogs
- Issue Text: Latest Issue
Camaro shares the elementary school basics of life in Ghana.
3 Things I Did Right Overseas
- Details
- Written by: Camaro West
- Category: Volunteer Abroad Blogs
- Issue Text: Latest Issue
Living abroad can mean making lots of mistakes. Here are three things that Camaro did right.
Developing an International Internship Workplan
- Details
- Written by: Camaro West
- Category: Volunteer Abroad Blogs
- Issue Text: Latest Issue
How to hit the ground running in a developing country.
Day in the Life of an Intern in Ghana
- Details
- Written by: Camaro West
- Category: Volunteer Abroad Blogs
- Issue Text: Latest Issue
A play-by-play of an overseas intern's schedule.
The Best Place to Shop in Accra
- Details
- Written by: Camaro West
- Category: Volunteer Abroad Blogs
- Issue Text: Latest Issue
Blogger Camaro reflects on retail therapy, Ghana-style.
How to survive "GMT": Ghana Maybe Time
- Details
- Written by: Camaro West
- Category: Volunteer Abroad Blogs
- Issue Text: Latest Issue
Ghana: Where nothing goes as planned and everything works out beautifully anyway.
How to Survive a Ghanaian Health Care Clinic
- Details
- Written by: Camaro West
- Category: Volunteer Abroad Blogs
- Issue Text: Latest Issue
Sometimes navigating foreign medical clinics can cause more pain than the initial illness.
Welcome to Ghana, My Sister
- Details
- Written by: Camaro West
- Category: Volunteer Abroad Blogs
- Issue Text: Latest Issue
An intern reflects on the advantages—and disadvantages—of people mistakenly believing that she's Ghanaian.
How Studying Abroad Can Help Save the World
- Details
- Written by: Jeff Minthorn
- Category: Study Abroad
- Issue Text: Latest Issue
An international education is fundamental to promoting a world that actually gets along.
All the News That's Fit to Print: Changing the Face of Human Rights Reporting In Ghana
- Details
- Written by: Clare Byrne
- Category: Why we travel
- Issue Text: Latest Issue
He's 26 years old, he lives at home with his parents... and he's changing the face of human rights reporting in Ghana. Meet Ben Peterson, co-founder of Journalists for Human Rights.
Be-witched in Ghana
- Details
- Written by: Sam Mednick
- Category: Beyond the Guidebook
- Issue Text: Latest Issue
For North Americans, witchcraft is the stuff of books and movies. But in Ghana, its existence is undisputed. The question is what to do about it.