Hello or mema wo akye as they say in my village in Antoa. My name is Taylor Chustz and I will be working with Exponential Education as a Program Associate in the tutoring program and the Girl's Leadership Program. I have been in Ghana for a week now and it has been an exciting adventure so far! I'm excited to begin working with young women and in the education sector in Ghana. I have always held a passion for community service and education. As well, women's empowerment has b

My earliest memories of traveling outside the US date back to when I was ten and my mom packed me and my sister up for the summer to go to Guatemala and El Salvador. We ran amok, taught the kids in our neighborhood how to play Slapjack and spent the days learning Spanish. From that point on, I was hooked: world politics, international affairs, foreign languages, and a cornucopia of friends from all of the world. Since then, I have spent time in Latin America, South Asia, East

My name is Rachel Boehm and I am one of 7 “newbies” who arrived around the New Year. I will be entering the role of Program Assistant and could not be more excited to learn my assignment and begin my tasks within the school. As we have successfully concluded our groups’ orientation, I feel ready to dive straight into my responsibilities with Exponential Education. My path to Ghana has been in the works for a number of years. While working towards my Undergraduate degree in In

Hey Everybody! My name is Patrick and I am among the new crop of newbies that landed in Accra last week. Since my arrival, it has been a whirlwind of Akwaaba's (welcomes), Twi (the local language) training, and tro-tro (city busses) rides. Now that I've learned the basic Twi and the layout of my new city of Kumasi, and got the friendly initiation into Expo, I am ready to get started. As a native of the Boston-area and an African politics junkie, I'm wicked excited to be here