Blogging

The time delay between now and my last post is not an example of GMT (Ghana Man Time: the time zone of Ghana). 



Quick update: I am in the United States. I am doing well. I am finishing my Master's Degree. 



I found blogging during my last few months in Ghana very difficult for several reasons:

1) It is not enough to post about my daily activities in a journal-like fashion. Every word needs to have a reason, a purpose. As a well-trained liberal arts student, I thrive on thinking critically (I think...) and wish to share new angles of perception with others. Forming themes and arguments takes time, and once formed, articulation takes even more time.

2) I am not short of theses or arguments. Yet, unfortunately these topics tend to be a little controversial. I do not like unnecessary controversy. I also do not want to sound like I'm complaining. I mean, come on, living in a hostel in Ghana can be hard.

3) It was difficult enough for me to start a blog, feeling uncomfortably egotistical and vulnerable; it would be even worse to think my daily goings-on deserve to be immortalized in cyberspace. 

So there we go: I have some cool thoughts; I haven't shared them with you; I will now.


One requirement of the Rotary Ambassadorial Scholarship is a final report to be written and submitted before leaving your host country. The report is sent to District Governors of the host and sponsor districts, as well as clubs and the Scholarship Coordinator at Rotary International. This requirement forced me to articulate many of the ideas that had been swirling madly in my head, while granting me some comfort in knowing that controversy and uncomfortableness is merely a way of showing that the scholarship helped me learn something. From here on, I will be posting sections of my report. Stay tuned...