The team met several times during the spring semester to get to know each other, share information and expectations, and begin the bonding process that usually makes for a good experience abroad.

Three weeks before the team left for Ghana, Dr. Ofobike hosted a reception in his home. The members of the team were introduced to various items of Ghanaian cuisine: friend plantains and beans (red, red) yams, groundnut and light soup, as well as kelewele. The students that were of age made the acquaintance of the popular Ghanaian Club beer. Prior familiarity with these items of Ghanaian food made the students’ transition to Ghana that much more efficient and seamless once we got to Ghana.