Ghana Girl

After an incredible Christmas break with my friends, family, and Taco Bell, I am back in Ghana. My school looks the same as I left it. My classroom looks the same as I left it. But my entrance into the class for the new term was different.  In Ghana, the term “I have missed you” […]

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Connecting the Dots

We’ve all heard the quote “it’s not what you know, it’s who you know”. I’ve found these words to ring true time and time again. In college there was always a huge emphasis on networking and how those skills and connections can carry over to your professional career. I’m really not sure why I thought […]

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A Brave Touch

A congregation of 4-H members were eagerly leading and following me through the small dirt trails of my new village, when I asked them to stop for a second. I stepped toward a group of small children about twenty feet away happily playing under a tree, just to say hello and acknowledge them. As soon […]

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