Going to Ghana
On January 7th, Joe Ambroz, a Cabot High School junior, left the United States for six months in Ghana. He’s staying in the capital city, Accra, attending high school and volunteering at an orphanage.
“I’m enrolled as a senior,” he says, “and I’ll probably end up teaching a lot of the classes as well.”
The pictures he has show a world very different from our tiny Vermont town. “The city is like New York,” he tells our class. “I’m a little worried about the navigation part. But everyone is really friendly, so I’m not worried about the social aspect at all.”
The part he’s looking forward to the most is the music. “I’ve been playing percussion for 7 years,” he explains. “The music in Ghana is totally different from anything in the U.S. The music styles there will be really beneficial to my musical career, and I can bring back what I’ve learned to everyone here.”
He’ll be keeping a blog of his adventures, posting when he can find internet access. “I’ll be virtually cut off from everyone I know,” he says. “There won’t be any familiar support, but it will make me a lot more independent.”
Joe’s blog can be found at musicandghana.blogspot.com
The interviews contained in this article were conducted by Kassandra Morse. The article was written by Kassandra Morse.
“I’m enrolled as a senior,” he says, “and I’ll probably end up teaching a lot of the classes as well.”
The pictures he has show a world very different from our tiny Vermont town. “The city is like New York,” he tells our class. “I’m a little worried about the navigation part. But everyone is really friendly, so I’m not worried about the social aspect at all.”
The part he’s looking forward to the most is the music. “I’ve been playing percussion for 7 years,” he explains. “The music in Ghana is totally different from anything in the U.S. The music styles there will be really beneficial to my musical career, and I can bring back what I’ve learned to everyone here.”
He’ll be keeping a blog of his adventures, posting when he can find internet access. “I’ll be virtually cut off from everyone I know,” he says. “There won’t be any familiar support, but it will make me a lot more independent.”
Joe’s blog can be found at musicandghana.blogspot.com
The interviews contained in this article were conducted by Kassandra Morse. The article was written by Kassandra Morse.