#Kumasi: The Land of the Asante

Hello there!  This week, I went out of the 15-mile radius that I usually occupy in Accra.  Over the weekend, I went to the south of Ghana to explore Kumasi, the capital of the Asante region and grew even more intrigued by Ghanaian culture. The Asante people...

Terra Randolph

In addition to being a standout Senior majoring in International Business at Saint Louis University, Terra Randolph was one of our See the World, BE the Future  scholarship recipients for the 2017 Fall semester. Please enjoy this single blog post in...

International Students Welcome Durbar

Dance Celebration at the Durbar for the International Programs Office 20th Anniversary CIEE, The Council of International Educational Exchange, is my study aboard program. But while in Ghana, there are other support systems for students who choose to study abroad at...

#VoyageToVolta

This past weekend I went to the Volta Region with my roommate and a few other friends. There are 10 official regions in Ghana, and this is the third I’ve been privileged to visit. Lake Volta Suspension Bridge Which Connects the Volta to Accra The Volta Region which is...

#LearningByExperience

Something I believe I will be saying for the rest of my life is: I am an experiential learner.  Being an experiential learner means that a course or experience is most useful to me when I am within the environment where I can reference and pull from the lessons...

#ALearningExperience

This week was full of firsts, with Monday being the first day of class!  The University of Ghana CIEE Fall Class of 2017 At the University of Ghana, undergraduate courses are called lectures, the quintessential aspect of every college experience.  I had high...

#ConcentrationCoordinationConfidence – Arts in Ghana

It’s been one quick week in Ghana.  My first 10 days in Accra have served as a quick start to four months of orientation.  On Saturday August 12th, my program and I took a tour of Accra, which is both a region in Ghana, a business district, and the...

#GoingGoingGhana

After a whirlwind of anticipation – wrapping up a summer internship on Monday, going home to Boston on Tuesday, and running errands and packing on Wednesday – I finally found myself standing in Terminal E of Logan International Airport.  My passports...