Posted by Jody Nozetz on August 8th, 2011
Hi everyone! My name is Jody Nozetz and I am in my fourth year at the University of Ottawa, studying International Development and Globalization. I began my undergraduate degree in Business, recognizing my enthusiasm for management and entrepreneurship. However, after a year of studying, I came to the conclusion that the program was not creating [...]
Posted by Amanda Joyce on July 8th, 2011
Thinking back over the two months I have been in Ghana, it seems a blur. I have experienced so much in such a short period of time, and I am looking forward to more adventures in the remaining weeks! Reflecting back on the first few weeks, it was an extreme adjustment period. I was trying [...]
Posted by Amanda Joyce on May 5th, 2011
My name is Amanda Joyce and I am currently a fourth year student in the Conflict Studies and Human Rights program at the University of Ottawa. I also hold a degree in Criminology from the same university. I am originally from Brantford, Ontario and I decided to move to Ottawa to complete post-secondary education. The [...]
Posted by Jessica Wray on November 17th, 2010
Hello Again! Now that I have been in Sogakope for about 8 weeks, I have become very accustomed to life in this village. I have had quite a number of adventures since my last post and will continue in my final few weeks here. My volunteer work has picked up, and there is a [...]
Posted by Monika Landry on September 15th, 2010
Hello! My name is Monika Landry and this fall will be volunteering as an assistant French teacher in Awaso, Ghana for the Kanaso School Project. I have always loved working with children and believed in the power of education. I am also completely fascinated by Africa and its history, so I really cannot tell you how [...]
Posted by Jessica Wray on September 7th, 2010
Hi. My name is Jessica Wray. I am a fifth year co-op student in the Honours International Development and Globalization, Faculty of Social Sciences at the University of Ottawa. I have been focusing my studies primarily on the environmental challenges of international development and plan to focus my future endeavors in the field of sustainable [...]
Posted by Cassandra on May 13th, 2010
~This blog was written Tuesday January 19th, 2010~ Hello everyone! I would just like to say that at this point that I would do anything to have internet at my hotel. You can’t really skype at internet cafes, and by the time Riley gets home from school I am usually in my bed. Long distance [...]
Posted by Cassandra on May 13th, 2010
~This post was written Monday January 25th,2010~ So last Friday, at around 5pm we were all feeling a little defeated and really wanted to get out of the city and see more of Ghana. Jess and Nelly had decided that they were going to take a weekend trip to a place called Ada Foah, about [...]
Posted by Nelly Desmarais on April 8th, 2010
Bonjour, je m’appelle Nelly Desmarais et je participerai cet été au programme Étudiants sans frontières de l’EUMC. Durant mon stage, j’occuperai le poste d’enseignante de français à Awaso au Ghana. J’ai complété au printemps 2009 un Baccalauréat en études littéraires à l’Université du Québec à Montréal (UQÀM) et je poursuis en ce moment des études [...]
Posted by Cassandra on February 4th, 2010
Hello, my name is Cassandra, and I can hardly believe it. In only 2 hours I will be making my way towards the Ottawa airport, where I will be nervously awaiting the flight that just might change my life. I am going to Ghana (located on the west coast of Africa, for those of you [...]
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