Thanks from Youth Creating Change of Ghana!
Today I swallowed my seventh and last post-exposure anti-Malaria Malarone pill. This means that it has been a full week since I flew out of West Africa and into Europe, …
Shulammite’s Article: Extreme Poverty and My Classmate
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 …
Whirlwind Day: 4 Countries in 35 Hours and 1,514 New Readers
I nearly fainted right there in the Madrid airport when my G-mail Inbox flickered open and I saw its contents. Fifteen hours earlier, I had flown out of West Africa, …
Ghana-Germany-Spain-Portugal in 24 Hours… and a Great Dress!
As you read this pre-programmed post, I am jetting from Ghana to Germany to Spain to Portugal over the course of twenty-four hours. Woo hoo! Thus we launch the Iberian …
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 Seth couldn’t help but hop up and down with each burst of emotion coursing through his zesty heart. “He’s a SERIOUS radio presenter!” my …
Hannah’s Article 2: Sweeping, Singing, Poetry, and Kindergarten
Article #28 in the YCC Kids Club Ghana Student Life Stories Project Sweeping, Singing, and Saying Poems in My First Day of Kindergarten By Edor Hannah, Age 12 My father …
Fun Ghana Vocabulary, Part Two
You liked Part One of Ghanaian Vocabulary Fun so much that you demanded a second installment. So without further ado, here is… Entertaining and Surprising Ghanaian Phrases, Part Two! 1.) …
Agnes’s Story: Being a Forced Child Laborer
You are about to read the story of Madam Agnes Appiah: a remarkable woman who endured years of forced child labor in her youth, and went on to found and …
The Joy Factor in Teaching, in the Form of 41 Birds
As I write this, tears swirl my vision and burn paths down my cheeks, while Oliver and Bernice try to soothe me sweetly with hugs. The reality is slowly setting …