ThisWorldMusic: Traveling - Study in Ghana: Music, Arts, Culture

I learned that one can have a life-changing experience in a short amount of time. Perhaps the most wonderful thing about this program was the feeling that my experience felt truly authentic. This seems largely possibly through the staff (locals) who were willing to chaperones to the students. A student - Saint Mary's College of California

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I learned about the culture, especially the spirituality of Africa. I was educated on the traditions that still exist, while seeing the progression of the people and society. I gained enlightenment on inner strength and the ability to endure through hot weather! I know how to drum, sing, and dance in the West African forms. I re... A student - St Mary's University

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I learned so much from this experience - I was able to gain different life-perspectives, have a fun time dancing, and learn a lot of new drum rhythms, all while making some great friends. A student - Worcester Polytechnic Institute

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Learned new musical resources to apply to my classroom, found a love of African dancing that I will continue for the rest of my life, learned a variety of cultural arts, gained perspective about the world and culture, developed strong bonds with new friends from America as well as locals. Worthwhile does not capture how meaningf... A student - CUNY - Queens College

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The teaching style is different in Ghana than in America. I definitely appreciated experiencing a different style of teaching as well as a completely different style of life and am humbled to understand the reality of their daily existence more fully. Tahnee Fallis - University of Massachusetts Amherst / UMass

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My experience abroad was most definitely worthwhile. It was so wonderful to see how another culture lives and I gained a greater insight to the world of African dance and drumming. A student - Saint Mary's College of California

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I gained a new found respect for my enormous privilege as an American citizen at the same time as I gained awareness of how little I know of the world. My eyes were opened to cultural differences I could never have anticipated--everything from the way shopping works to how music sounds to how history is understood and communicat... Carly T - Knox College

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I gained a new perspective and a broader sense of the world. I met some of the happiest and most talented and well adjusted people whose happiness exists without the same resources available in the United States. The Ghanaian dancing and drumming which we learned at times felt so far out of my comfort zone; which was a beautif... A student - Saint Mary's College of California

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I learned so many skills I never would of had to chance to encounter at home. I was so inspired by West African style of dancing and their lifestyle that I came back with such a different perspective with not taking our resources for granted and settling for one type of passion. There is a purpose and meaning behind everything ... Alexandria K - Saint Mary's College of California

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I learned a lot about the country and their culture. It was totally worthwhile. A student - Knox College

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I had been studying music from Ghana for a few years in the U.S. and it was nice to experience the real deal. I thought it was a worthwhile personal experience but I do not predict much impact in my professional life. A student - None

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This program connected me with Ghanaian culture and music in an authentic and in depth way. I had a wonderful experience and would do it again in a heartbeat! Cathy F - Baldwin-Wallace College

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