Featured Photojournal
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1/16 - The African coast in Accra, Ghana. The first two days in Ghana I had an orientation in the capital before heading off to my placement. -
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2/16 - The courtyard in my host family house, with an avocado tree in the middle. -
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3/16 - The one paved road that ran through Tutu, the small town that I stayed in. -
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4/16 - I volunteered at the Brine Lowe Orthopedic Hospital, which was only a short distance from my host house. -
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5/16 - My nursing friends in the General Ward, where I spent one out of four weeks volunteering. -
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6/16 - My host sisters were great tour guides and showed me all around the town. -
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7/16 - My host family also owned a farm. This is the view from the farm looking down on Tutu. -
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8/16 - This is the amazing view from the Cape Coast castle, one of my weekend trips. -
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9/16 - Ghana has a huge fishing industry all along its coast. I found the fishing boats so fascinating. -
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10/16 - This was the birthing room in the Maternity Ward where I volunteered. -
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11/16 - Shai Hills Nature Reserve -
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12/16 - My host sisters were always cooking authentic Ghana food. -
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13/16 - Arts and crafts for their homework assignment! -
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14/16 - I loved meeting all the nurses and doctors in the hospital. This was me assisting a surgery in the Theatre. -
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15/16 - My nursing friends on our lunch break. I met so many amazing people. -
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16/16 - I could not have asked for a better host family! I felt so blessed to be part of their family for a whole month.
