A Secret To Happy Pregnancy From West Africa Travel
Now halfway through my pregnancy, everything is suddenly so much better. Why? Because I finally realized something. This requires a travel metaphor to explain. When I lived in Ghana, West …
Ghana Volunteering
During my year-long leave of absence from teaching in 2009-10, I spent three months living and teaching in Ghana. It was the highlight of my around the world travels! See all the stories from my time there here.
“Africa” by Toto: The Power of One Cheesy 80s Song in World Travel
“Rains Down in Africa” by Toto Travels With Me! One of the few songs I had on my small, cheap computer to travel around the world for 9 months was …
From Hot Ghana Sweat to Giant Snow Banks, a Year Apart
It is difficult to write this because the heat has been broken in my apartment for five hours, and my bones (finger-bones included) are now ice-encrusted. Maybe you’ve heard: we’ve …
The 10 Most Yummy Foods of Recent World Travel
I have another piece entitled: “The 7 Most Delicious Foods of Around the World 2009.” Yum! Now another year of voracious eating has passed, bringing my munching mouth through Ghana, …
YCC Ghana’s Genius Reading Club Program and Library Donations
We have discussed where clothes you donate might end up, but what about the BOOKS you toss into the “Donation” bin? Me, I only had a hazy idea of how …
Lucy’s Article 2: The Result of Running From School in Ghana
Article #31 in the YCC Kids Club Ghana Student Life Stories Project The Result of Running Away From School By Lawani Lucy, Age 13 “Run fast, Lucy!” my friend shouted. …
Pamela’s Article 2: A Student Learning from a Painful Lesson in Ghana
Article #30 in the YCC Kids Club Ghana Student Life Stories Project Understanding an Adult’s PunishmentBy Pamela Agbi, Age 14 This story is a story I will never ever forget …
Shulammite’s Article: Extreme Poverty and My Classmate in Ghana
Article #29 in the YCC Kids Club Ghana Student Life Stories Project The Extreme Poverty I Have Witnessed By Shulammite McCarthy In Cross-Culture Class, we are studying the Millennium Development …
Why International Volunteering is a Glorious Way to Travel
“Ooo, you were CRYING last night, ooo!” laughed Sena Comfort this morning, pulling me into a hug. How true her words were! Yesterday, Youth Creating Change threw me a “Thanks …
Meeting Huge Celebrities… Who You Don’t Recognize
Peter was quivering with excitement, and my Ghanaian teaching colleague, Seth, couldn’t help but hop up and down with each burst of emotion coursing through his zesty heart. “He’s a …