As we neared the top of the mountain we could still hear the church music playing down below. It had been a much longer walk than we had anticipated and our bodies had soaked up all the humidity in the air. The view at the top was amazing, we could see the whole town and […]
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The quaint and welcoming community of Adarkwa is located east of Suhum in the Eastern Region of Ghana. The thirty-minute excursion to reach Adarkwa from Suhum will take you down a red dirt road that paints the roadside vegetation a rusty clay color, but the flora beyond is green for miles. Nestled amongst the rural […]
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It seems that no matter the job I am interviewing for or application I am submitting, the question of, “Why are you here?” always seems to be asked. The simplest questions can sometimes be the toughest to answer. After much thought, I believed I had finally come up with the greatest and most sincere answer […]
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Let me be real with you: Liberia is hotter than south Georgia in July. Progress is slow and hard to measure. The challenges are complex; but, the potential is great! Change comes in small moments. Here are a few we were blessed to celebrate during our time in Liberia. Changed Agriculture. Farmers are fighting a […]
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On the plane ride to Monrovia, I was seriously questioning how much we could accomplish on this relatively short-term stay in Liberia. After researching some of the challenges the people of Liberia were facing, I was intimidated. What can two college kids do in only three weeks that will make any sort of difference? 26 […]
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