Students Without Borders

The days and weeks are simply flying by in Ghana. I am at the point in my internship where I feel integrated and in sync with my environment both in the workplace and in my social life. Feelings of homesickness and loneliness are truly short-lived and quickly forgotten due to the customs in Ghanaian culture…

It was 4 years ago in a grade 12 human rights class where for the first time I was painted a very graphic and uncensored picture of the real world that I lived in. I was first exposed to the harsh realities and inequalities that exist through an assignment where students were to choose a…