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Rachel McGowan

Leadership & Service in Children's Education Legon, Ghana
Hometown: Dover, DE

I am a middle and high school English teacher in the Philadelphia area. I am excited to return to Ghana as a Program Leader with CIEE after studying abroad in Legon ten years ago!

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Final Days of Service and Leadership in Legon

By Rachel McGowan at CIEE

This is the last week of Service and Leadership activities in Legon, Ghana. Some of the activities to round up the Global Navigator experience were the Batik and Tie and... keep reading

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Weekend Trip to the Ashanti Region

By Rachel McGowan at CIEE

This weekend the Global Navigators made the beautiful, bumpy journey to the Ashanti region, visiting the city of Kumasi and two nearby villages to learn more about the rich culture... keep reading

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A Visit to Ghana’s First Cocoa Farm and T.K. Beads

By Rachel McGowan at CIEE

The Global Navigators are on their second week of exploration! Students traveled to Mampong Akwapim to visit Ghana’s first cocoa farm and learn about this fruit and its history in... keep reading

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Reflections on Service

By Rachel McGowan at CIEE

Each day, students reflect on their experiences at service through writing in their journals. Today, they share their thoughts on their service experience thus far. "It's super fun to work... keep reading

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Weekend Exploration: Accra City Tour, Cape Coast, and Kakum

By Rachel McGowan at CIEE

This weekend we were busy exploring Accra and beyond! On Saturday, we went on a tour of Accra, Ghana's capital city. We began our tour driving to each of CIEE's... keep reading

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Basket Weaving and Service Work

By Rachel McGowan at CIEE

Students continue to embark on an adventure in Ghana as Global Navigators. Some of the activities that they are exploring include dancing, basket weaving lessons, and participating in service at... keep reading

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Akwaaba! (Welcome!)

By Rachel McGowan at CIEE

After flights filled with adventure and unexpected twists and turns, everyone arrived safely in Ghana and was greeted with a warm welcome from the CIEE Legon staff. We have been... keep reading

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