“Boldness has genius, power and magic in it. Begin it now.” – Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe When ever I get to talking about Ghana and why there’s still hope for our continent and motherland, Ashesi eventually comes up. Why? It’s the epitome of what Ghana is, could become and will become — if more of us follow that strong conviction to do something more than live our lives; even if it means leaving a US job with Microsoft on nothing but that conviction. I got introduced to Ashesi University during its early days and while I was in high school. My father was a computer science lecturer at the university and during vacation I’d usually tag along with him to “do research”. When I started applying to universities, Ashesi was my top Ghanaian school – even though they didn’t have an IR or economics program. Why? The liberal arts curriculum, the questioning, the critical thinking, the novelty of it all. The Ashesi students I knew then had at least two years on ...
Ghana, Africa, Development, Lifestyle: A Panoramic View of the Exchange Called Life.