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It’s never easy, saying goodbye. And somewhere down the line I thought it would get easier. After years of travelling I’ve said see you soon to so many faces and maybe some part of me thought that you stopped letting people in and stopped caring after a while. I’ve realised that’s not the case. On

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It’s 6.30 and we’re all packed up in the bus. A two hour ride awaits before we would reach the Norwegian company Norpalm’s palm oil plantation. At our first stop we got a short introduction on the history of Norpalm and some information about their staff and work. After that we got a little tour

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“Akua, Akua! Is your name Akua?” Someone is shouting my name at the market. I turn around and see a laughing woman. “Yes! Yes, my name is Akua. How did you know?” I respond. She just smiles and tells me that her name is Akua too. You see, here it’s not important on which date

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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

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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

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  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

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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

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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.

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