How Cape Town became my second home
From the moment I landed in Cape Town, I was welcomed with open arms. Everyone I met was more than willing to share their cultural traditions and heritage with me and it was a sense of belonging I had not expected to receive. Many locals I met would tell me welcome home and Cape Town truly felt like home.
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This story is about my rotation in the Emergency Department, and what happens when a crazy mass casualty takes place.
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Memory from the Maghreb: Host Family Life in Morocco
In this story, I reminisce on the time my roommate and I had to guard plates full of cookies for our 18 year old Moroccan host brother while living with a Moroccan family in Fes for two months over the summer. This story — one of many — captures a small but memorable and influential moment in my host stay experience in North Africa.
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A Scavenger Hunt Gone Wrong
This is the story of a scavenger hunt I participated in soon after I arrived in Tanzania. It didn’t quite go to plan!
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77 Degrees
This is a story about the time my friend Erin, got sick, and we had our first experience in a Tanzanian Hospital. It seemed as though we were faced with a new boulder of culture shock, hurtling towards us at the turn of each corner, but in the end, came some unexpected realizations about American hospital culture.
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Load-shedding Explained
Here’s a story about my experiences with the power cut-offs known as “load-shedding” while I was in Cape Town, South Africa. I also discuss how this is representative of larger socio-economic divisions in the country.
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‘Money Man’
This is the story of when I first felt comfortable and completely submerged in the Ghanaian culture.
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Rebirth & New Beginnings
My journey towards finding who I wanted to be for myself.
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Caitlin Brady
Stepping into the Shoes of a Ghanaian.
A Ghanaian home stay during a Semester at Sea inspired a reflection upon privilege and cultural respect.
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Erika Swinney
How I Became an African Drummer.
Drumming in Ghana provides a new musical experience and membership in a community of drummers.
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