Why Travel:

I was born in Ghana and currently live in the United States. The experiences of assimilation, economical transition, identity formation, and social dynamics consequently led to a lot of questioning of intercultural exchange and identity. From then on through now, one of my biggest passions is to promote and advocate for cross cultural understanding and cross cultural dialogue.

I strongly believe that we are each endowed with talents, personality, dreams, etc THAT NEED TO BE CELEBRATED.

For me, celebration is born through understanding. And understanding? Well, that doesn’t com easy. The fact that we all have perspectives can sometimes make understanding an uphill climb. Therefore through travel, I hope to document, debate, listen, reevaluate, unlearn, learn, be humbled, lead and overall help create bridges for understanding.

As a student pursuing a medical degree and PhD in Neuroscience, I hope translate discoveries at the bench to bedside from patients from all walks of life. In some of my reflections, you will see me tie my encounters to phenomena I learn in school or in the lab. Through understanding and sharing, I hope to create better medical outcomes for all, while promoting diversity in story telling and arts.

 

Where I’ve been:

 
 

Educational Journeys and the lessons I’ve learnt in one sentence:

  1. Accra, Ghana:

  • I developed an interest in religion and philosophy, and was instilled with a great sense of pride in who I was as a Ghanaian woman.

2. Honduras- Aid Work:

  • Variations in religious practices across the globe and how it is influenced by the social dynamics of a country.

3. Nicaragua-Aid Work:

  • Intercontinental and intercultural cross talk in medical aid; the dangers of paternalism and the importance of cultural competency.

4. Dominican Republic-Aid Work:

  • Intercontinental and intercultural cross talk in medical aid; the dangers of paternalism and the importance of cultural competency.

5. Prague, Czech Republic-Fulbright:

  • The importance of social and political history in the creation of mental health care for diverse populations.

6. Paris, France:

  • The arts and ethnicity: the importance of Paris to the stories of black creators from Baldwin to Hov.

To learning, growing, and understanding one another :)