Check-in was easy breezy thanks to the Delta Airlines team! Our students are all smiles and ready for their 10 hour overnight flight. 

"Akwaaba" means welcome and what a warm and beautiful welcome it was! After receiving permission from the ancestors, we were no longer considered "visitors," we were home. 
We received our name predetermined by the ancestors based on the day of the week we were born. 

The oldest district in the city of Accra. Once a hub for the Portuguese, British, Dutch, French, Germans, Danes and Swedes colonizers. Today, Jamestown is vibrant and rich in culture. A fisherman's community. 

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The last resting place of the first Prime Minister and President of Ghana. Erected in 1991, the mausoleum houses the bodies of Dr. Kwame Nkrumah and his wife Fathia Nkrumah. 
Dr. Kwame Nkrumah as a Pan-African visionary leader in the quest to see the liberation, unification and development of Africa. 

Our Student Ambassadors take to the market and practice their bargaining skills while converting the dollar to cedi. Everything from clothing, jewelry, local art work, music and spices, our students' enjoyed their shopping experience with souvenirs as memories.

Our Student Ambassadors spent the entire morning learning how to make traditional Batik fabric, an intensive process all done by hand. These uniquely colored fabrics are used for traditional African and modern Afrocentric clothing, accessories and homeware. Our students were able to keep their fabric designs. 

We have enjoyed the authentic meals Ghana has to offer, so of course we had to learn how to make some of the best and most delicious meals. On the menu: Jollof Rice, Fried Fish, Banku, Boiled Yams, Plaintan and Okra.  

We traveled from Accra to Cape Coast to come together with the students and staff of Abundant Grace International School. A beautiful celebration, we even danced in the rain as we shared the generous donations from our fundraiser in New York City. Six suitcases filled with school supplies and check for $3,000 all in of support the educational and infrastructure needs of the school.  

Elevated 130 feet above the forest floor, The Kakum Canopy Walk is a bucket-list must while in Ghana!
Seven wooden walkway bridges stretching 1,150 ft over the Kakum River, providing breathtaking treetop views of The Kakum National Park. 
Our courageous IAC Student Ambassadors conquered all seven bridges.