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  Hello family & friends,     This is Jordan Biver writing our very last Ghana blog post. If you haven’t heard already, we stayed in Ghana for an extra day! Thank you, KLM and our broken plane,  for a 27-hour  flight delay.   With our surprise extra day,  we read by the pool and saw the movie Wonka at the mall! Officer Reginald and Evans met up with us in the evening to eat dinner with us and send us off to the airport (for round 2!) All travel issues aside, I am sitting in the Amsterdam airport writing this and reflecting on our full trip. It has truly been a once in a lifetime learning experience. We have all grown tremendously as individuals and as a collective group throughout these past three weeks. I am so thankful for this experience and the family we have gained along the way.   As we return to the cold of Minnesota,  I encourage everyone, students and loved ones, to stay curious and never stop asking questions.     Signing off for one last time, Jordan & th
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Hi, my name is Alexa Easterly. I’m from Hillsboro, Oregon and a GHR Fellow studying Marketing, Data Analytics, and Communications. Before coming to Ghana, I set a personal goal to increase my spice tolerance. It’s safe to say I’ve had a lot of opportunities to do this during our travels!    Today at breakfast, I asked everyone in our group: What will you miss the most about Ghana? I also asked our SIT guides and staff: What will you miss the most about guiding this learning experience? (More on the responses later.)    Our bus ride to Caris Gold was full of conversation, singing, and a lively dance-off in the back of the tro tro.     Dora, the CEO of Caris Gold explained the variety of fruit juices and snacks the company prepares for hotels, restaurants, and events. She shared some of the challenges they experienced during the holiday season and reflected on how in-demand juices have become lately. We also learned about some of the challenges of a seasonal business here in Ghan
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Educational Journey Home

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Hello all !   My name is Lydia Egbers, and I am a second year studying accounting and finance at UST.    Our incredible day started with a visit to the Elmina Java Museum , a museum established to preserve and educate on the history of the Black Dutchm a n , the name Africans were called in the Netherlands . During the period 1831-1872, African men were recruited for military service by the Dutch . As this era was so soon after slavery ended , Africans were hesitant and unwilling to volunteer for military service and only 44 men volunteered . In response, t he Ashanti offered to give the Dutch prisoners of war which created a system that made everyone involved content. Of the 44 men that volunteered for military service, one was named Manus Ulzen . His great grandson, Mr. Abraham Kofi Ulzen built the house that now contains the Java Museum. This museum helps uncover the once hidden history of the time the Africans were recruited by the Dutch.     At this same time, t he
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