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Global Gap Year: Orientation in Accra, Ghana
All Global Gap participants will meet in Accra, Ghana for a week long orientation before their Global Gap program commences. Ghana is an exciting and popular place that is renowned for the friendliness and warmth of its people. With Accra's setting in safe, laid back Ghana it is an ideal jumping-off point for the trip.
Participants will be met at the airport by a staff member and stay with host families close by to the Projects Abroad office. The orientation will included work shops on culture shock, various international issues and common themes you will encounter in all the scheduled destinations. Field trips will also be led to different volunteer projects throughout Ghana and evenings will be filled with cultural events and chances to sample Ghanaian cuisine. There will also be an opportunity to explore tourist sites like the Kakum National Park and one of Ghana's historic slave castles to learn about the history of the coastal region as the group adjusts to life in a developing country.
The orientation in Accra will serve as a time for participants to not only get to know each other but to also prepare for the Global Gap program and their time abroad.