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What does democracy mean?

What does democracy mean? No Oxford dictionary here folks, just you and that little voice inside your heart… what does democracy mean to you? Elections and voting are the first things that come… Read More →

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Magical Med Students

“You all are so _________, after all, you got into medical school.” You can fill in the blank with any combination of: hard-working, dedicated, smart, compassionate, well rounded. I’ve heard that sentence countless… Read More →

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A Personal Fiction

I sat there, daydreaming. My mind conflicted between the comfort of the hot chocolate and the sterility of the café. Staring out the window from inside a clean white box, like someone inside… Read More →

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Penned In: The Role of Students in Development

I’ve been busy. That is the easiest way to explain why it took me until the end of my internship to describe what I’m actually doing here. But the more honest answer is… Read More →

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Oh Togo

Oh Togo, how do I describe thee? Dilapidated euro-chic; your perfect highway asymmetrically flanked by crumbling colonial memories and football-speckled beaches. But the ghosts of France live beyond their traditional restraints. I can… Read More →

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Defining Moments

Joy: Full-bodied, full-spirited wrestling on a grassy knoll overlooking the beach. Laying on your back panting at the sky after agreeing to a draw. Noticing your shorts are completely dirty because, well, you played in the… Read More →

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A violent, Ghanaian rainstorm.

Writers and Rememberers

I was woken up in the middle of the night by the most violent rainstorm of my life. I tried to take a picture and it was one of the many moments where… Read More →

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Why I Hate Talent Shows

I recently attended a talent show–put on by med students. As I sat there watching my classmates a voice beside me echoed the sentiments in my head when she whispered: “I hate him,… Read More →

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That small book…

That small book held in her leather fingers, flaking paper weighted with verses written with smoother skin. Could she have imagined how far they both would travel? Performing before a camera, light glancing… Read More →

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Why I Didn’t Wear Pink Today

Reblogged from C. Gloriosa Superba: Well, mainly because I don’t wear a lot of pink and forgot to do the laundry. But then I thought about it and chose not to excavate my… Read More →

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To FOMO on a shooting star.

On a particularly clear night, Daniella and I decided to do some star-gazing. I had earlier identified the perfect spot: the roof of a partially constructed two-storey building (I trust all the weight… Read More →

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Female Slave Chamber

On Slavery and Broken Promises

On Sunday we visited a slave castle in a nearby town, El Mina slave castle. It is a fascinating structure: the oldest European building below the Sahara, housing the first Christian chapel in… Read More →

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The Abortion Post

Reblogged from Danisaurus: I realize this will probably make some people bristle, some nod enthusiastically, and others bury their heads in the sand. Being in Ghana for academic purposes and gaining credit for… Read More →

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This is how I roll.

Life’s pace

I often hear that in places like Ghana, the “pace of life” is slower. But it’s not because people here are lazier, or just walk and talk slower. Allow me to demonstrate: It… Read More →

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Step 9

Bleach and bike gangs.

Just outside of campus, about a 10 minute bike ride away, is where I will spend the bulk of my time: the Planned Parenthood Association of Ghana. We finally visited it on Tuesday… Read More →

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Before and after.

A daily buzz.

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Back to Accra

Last Wednesday Ebenezer told us he would be out of town and our internship would begin on Monday, so we followed suit and ran off to Accra for the weekend–the epicentre of Ghana… Read More →

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Re-travelling

Airplane travel: the art of being sedentary, sleeping a lot, and still feeling tired. It does make me value my ability to sleep anywhere and everywhere. Those silly airplane-go-around-your-neck pillows? Amazing. Here’s the… Read More →

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The Letter

This is the letter we wrote to SFU and the University of Cape Coast before beginning our internship: To Whom It May Concern We are honoured and excited to be nominated by SFU… Read More →

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The Briefing

Hello friends, family, and internet creepers; welcome to my new blog! This will start out as a travel blog, since I just landed in Ghana (and if you didn’t already know that you… Read More →

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