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Lena's Footprints in Ghana

The Adventures of a University of Alberta BScN student in Africa

Most Recent Adventures

  • See you later, Ghana. December 11, 2019
  • The Sweetness of Experience December 7, 2019
  • I DID IT (and how it happened). December 3, 2019
  • That Light (at the End of the Tunnel) November 25, 2019
  • The Makings of a Nurse November 17, 2019

Purpose

Welcome to my journey from my first inklings toward international nursing to my adventures on the continent of Africa! My name is Lena and I started my Bachelor of Science in Nursing program in September of 2016. It has been a challenging, but rewarding journey through school and now I am about to embark on my biggest adventure yet: to finish my degree with an internship in Ghana, West Africa this September to December 2019.

The purpose of this blog is to engage readers from a variety of interests to my experiences. This may mean that certain writings may be of keener interest to you than others. I would also just like to clarify that my perspective of my own experience is mine and not necessarily reflective of my colleagues or instructional faculty. I hope you can enjoy with me the beauty of the Ghanaian people in culture, food, language, and health.

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I DID IT (and how it happened).

I DID IT (and how it happened).

The image of three school-aged boys, arms around each others’ shoulders walking down the road with that impressionable smile, is … Continue reading I DID IT (and how it happened).

That Light (at the End of the Tunnel)

That Light (at the End of the Tunnel)

The laughter of a child lights up the house. ~ African proverb Small pinpricks of light of the end of … Continue reading That Light (at the End of the Tunnel)

A New Sprout of Passion

A New Sprout of Passion

Each day that evaporates into the subsaharan African heat gives me a greater appreciation to be here. (The heat intensity … Continue reading A New Sprout of Passion

The Commencement of N495

The Commencement of N495

Yesterday we boarded a bus heading from Accra to Kumasi and then a trotro took us to the village. If … Continue reading The Commencement of N495

Maintaining a Sense of Expectancy

Maintaining a Sense of Expectancy

Anticipation and expectancy are such ironic concepts in the face of a constant unknown future. We never know what the … Continue reading Maintaining a Sense of Expectancy

The Conquer of N494

The Conquer of N494

We did it. One course is done! The last nursing exam is written. Only one course is left. We set … Continue reading The Conquer of N494

Sunday Ponderings on Bojo Beach

Sunday Ponderings on Bojo Beach

Eight degrees above the equator plus an Atlantic oceanside beach equals ______ ? But when you’re a Canadian who has … Continue reading Sunday Ponderings on Bojo Beach

How to Spell Love

How to Spell Love

“Love is spelled t-i-m-e.” (Pastor Godfrey) This morning granted us the amazing opportunity to join Ghanaian believers in worship to … Continue reading How to Spell Love

A Few Steps in this New World

A Few Steps in this New World

The International Programmes Registrar that presented to us today in a wonderfully air-conditioned conference room made a statement that I … Continue reading A Few Steps in this New World

Goodbye Canada!

Goodbye Canada!

If you read the first six or so chapters of the book of Joshua, you will find that Moses repeatedly … Continue reading Goodbye Canada!

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