Camaro West
Camaro West is a self-described traveller, sometimes documentary filmmaker, published author and dreamer with a Masters in International Development. She is currently on a seven-month internship in Ghana, where she is working as a Gender Advisor with the Ghana YMCA and Youth Challenge International through CIDA’s International Youth Internship Program.Born on the island of St. Kitts and raised in the suburbs of Toronto, Ghana is the latest stop on a journey to fill her passport with stamps before it expires. You can read more about this part of the journey on her personal blog, Collecting Stamps.
Friday, 16 November 2012 00:00
ABCs of Accra
Camaro shares the elementary school basics of life in Ghana.
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Thursday, 27 September 2012 00:00
3 Things I Did Right Overseas
Living abroad can mean making lots of mistakes. Here are three things that Camaro did right.
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Wednesday, 19 September 2012 00:00
Developing an International Internship Workplan
How to hit the ground running in a developing country.
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Friday, 31 August 2012 00:00
Day in the Life of an Intern in Ghana
A play-by-play of an overseas intern's schedule.
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Wednesday, 01 August 2012 00:00
The Best Place to Shop in Accra
Blogger Camaro reflects on retail therapy, Ghana-style.
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Tuesday, 10 July 2012 00:00
How to survive "GMT": Ghana Maybe Time
Ghana: Where nothing goes as planned and everything works out beautifully anyway.
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Monday, 11 June 2012 19:52
How to Survive a Ghanaian Health Care Clinic
Sometimes navigating foreign medical clinics can cause more pain than the initial illness.
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Wednesday, 23 May 2012 13:37
Welcome to Ghana, My Sister
An intern reflects on the advantages—and disadvantages—of people mistakenly believing that she's Ghanaian.
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