So a intense but wonderful week has passed in Ghana. We arrived to Cape Coast just in time for the Fetu Afahye Festival, which means we’ve experienced way more of the Ghanian culture than I thought we would have by now. There’s around 30 of us studying Global Environmental Management. 30 individuals from different parts
The last day at Brenu was characterised with a number of activities most of which lasted for short period. After breakfast, the students had their last seminar with Elisebeth. This seminar was mainly about the Home Exams. Others include evaluation of the program, lecturers, staff and field trips. After that, the students spend much time
Saturday the 26th of October, 2013 marked the beginning of farewell not only to the students of Kulturstudier Autumn 2013 but also the adorable, loving, caring and indefatigable Liv Adams the field Manager in Ghana. The day began with a farewell dinner at Nana Bema. In attendance were some past students, the staff and
With just a week more to bring the semester to an end, the students in Ghana are seriously working on their group papers.They spend more time on making researches, discussions and writing. Activitities for this weekend include (i). oral presentation of the group papers and (ii). farewell party. CLICK TO WATCH KULTURSTUDIER ON TV
Last Saturday, two students from Kulturstudier, Tobi and Emil and another friend of theirs Julia travelled to Accra to take part in a live TV programme. “The DIVA SHOW” on TV3 is programme that brings together different groups of people to discuss issues relating to sports in the country and in the world in general.
The second day of the trip began with a tour of the Akosombo dam in the morning. There was a brief education on the history of the dam, funding and its construction. After a brief tour of the dam that lasted for less than an hour, we left to the Volta River Authority’s (VRA) department
The Akosombo Dam is a hydroelectric dam in the Adjena gorge of the Volta River. It is in the southeastern part of Ghana. The construction of the dam flooded part of the Volta River Basin, and led to a subsequent creation of what has become the world’s largest man-made lake (Lake Volta). Covering an area of 8,502 square kilometres
In the words of Laurie Colwin “No one who cooks, cooks alone. Even at her most solitary, a cook in the kitchen is surrounded by generations of cooks past, the advice and menus of cooks present and the wisdom of cookbook writers.” For the students of Kulturstudier-Ghana, learning to cook as a group and working
The long weekend in Ghana is one that most of the students will forever remember for one experience or the other. While some students decided to travel long journeys for the long weekend, others spent it not too far from Cape Coast. The longest journey perhaps travelled for the weekend was that to the Mole
After two weeks of interesting and intensed lectures, the students of Kulturstudier-Ghana bade Dr. James Morrissey farewell in a grand style. Dr. Morrisey ws very enthusistic about lecturing and his usual approach of involving students in group discussions after each lecture motivated students to read almost every material on time. The
