Greetings from Ghana! by Pamela Weis (31 OCT 03)
I'm a Senior in the New School's BA Program and I'm spending my Fall 2003 semester in Ghana studying abroad with the School for International Training, a division of World Learning. The goal is to encourage cross-cultural learning. Since I'm interested in going on to study Anthropology at the doctoral level, this seemed like a good choice.
It's difficult to wrap up in one or two paragraphs the types of experiences that I've been having while here in this West African country. The program I'm in involves travelling extensively all over the country and every town, city or village has had something different to offer. Additionally, the coursework is not at all traditional. We do have lectures, but they are not regular classes by any means. In fact, the whole point of this program is to learn how to conduct field research. They call it the "Independent Study Project" or ISP. It's great practice for thesis and dissertation writing.
Ghana is a beautiful country with incredible beaches, plantlife, animals, people and languages. It would take a book to do it justice, to say nothing of the individuals I've met, the culture clashes I've encountered and the struggles I've personally gone through while adapting to this place and missing my home in New York. If you'd like to know more, however, you can go to SIT's website for general info (http://www.sit.edu/) or you can write to me at pam@redcatwebdesigns.com. I'd be happy to answer any questions about study abroad or about Ghana in
particular.
Ye be hyia bio! (That's Twi for "we'll meet again.")
--Pamela Weis, October 31, 2003
It's difficult to wrap up in one or two paragraphs the types of experiences that I've been having while here in this West African country. The program I'm in involves travelling extensively all over the country and every town, city or village has had something different to offer. Additionally, the coursework is not at all traditional. We do have lectures, but they are not regular classes by any means. In fact, the whole point of this program is to learn how to conduct field research. They call it the "Independent Study Project" or ISP. It's great practice for thesis and dissertation writing.
Ghana is a beautiful country with incredible beaches, plantlife, animals, people and languages. It would take a book to do it justice, to say nothing of the individuals I've met, the culture clashes I've encountered and the struggles I've personally gone through while adapting to this place and missing my home in New York. If you'd like to know more, however, you can go to SIT's website for general info (http://www.sit.edu/) or you can write to me at pam@redcatwebdesigns.com. I'd be happy to answer any questions about study abroad or about Ghana in
particular.
Ye be hyia bio! (That's Twi for "we'll meet again.")
--Pamela Weis, October 31, 2003
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