Encouragement from Training
During PST (training) we had envelopes at the training center that served as mailboxes for us to leave encouraging notes for one another....
Composting and Solar Dryers 101
Today some current Agriculture PCVs taught us how to make composting pits and solar dryers to use at our sites. Above are Christina and...
Swearing In...I'm Official
Me and just a few members of my home stay family. My Ghanaian mom and auntie wore matching dresses in honor of the ceremony. Kids love...
Personal Project Presentations (PPP)
In groups of 1 - 3 we picked a topic of Ghanaian culture to research using local, non-internet resources. Lia, Kelsey, and I chose...
Traditional Night
Two different cultural troupes from the Northern Region of Ghana came to traditional night to share a small portion of their culture with...
Traditional Night Performances
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Indo-Maniacs!
Today our Peace Corps Volunteer Trainers dubbed our training group the Indo-Maniacs. Indo-Mie is essentially ramen but comes with yummy...
Largest Bead Market in West Africa
Approximately 50 stalls full of bead and jewelry vendors in Koforidua for the weekly bead market. Waist beads, rings, earrings,...
Visit to CRIG (Cocoa Research Institute of Ghana)
We had the pleasure of visiting the Cocoa Research Institute of Ghana today. We learned about the different crops they are researching...
4-H Ghana and Ghana National Association of the Deaf
Today we learned about the 4-H in Ghana and Ghana National Association of the Deaf and the different collaborations available....
