EIL Intercultural Learning

Hi all! I came back home more than three weeks ago but it still feels that I’ve been dreaming.  I could never imagine that I will miss Ghana, new friends and African way of living so much...  Actually, I’ve experienced cultural shock coming back to Ireland.  I don’t even know why but something has changed...  maybe the environment has changed or I have changed...  I think it is a bit of both!  It is still very hard to stick back to routine and I still live by Ghanaian time, e.g.

Well!  Today is my last day in Ghana, this time tomorrow I’ll be checking in at Accra airport.  What can I say?  I don’t want to go back!  I think it will take me a while to readapt…  I’m so into Ghanaian way of living, so that many people may not understand.

Here we are and I am in last week in Ghana.  I don’t want to talk about my feelings about how difficult it is to leave Ghana.  Simply I try not to think about it and enjoy that little time I have left.

Hi! Going through everything I have written, I realize that I describe Ghana in very general terms.  The main point is missing – Ghanaian Spirit!!!Ghanaians are famous for their drumming but they are also very good dancers and singers.  These three components are present in any public event or celebration, such as weddings, birthday parties, church service and funeral. 

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Half of my placement is over and the time to go home is approaching.  It does not even seem that I've been in Ghana for 5 weeks, more like 5 days...I wish I could stay for another 5 months!!!

Three weeks gone like a three days and here I am settled in Ghana.

Hello! Today I'm celabrating my little aniversary - two weeks in most beautiful African country Ghana. I could not update my blog earlier as i had sever cultural shock and did not want to be too negative. Just kidding:) I have experienced some cultural shock, such as homesicness and some aspects certantly irratated my.  Most irritating aspects of my experience so far is  that local people call europeans 'oburoni' (twi language) or 'jawu' (ewe language), which means 'white person'.