Layla's Bookin' it Abroad!

Layla Stewart Start Date: Mar 14, 2024 - End Date: Jul 13, 2024
  • Educational/Research Trip
  • Intern Abroad
  • Study/Degree Abroad
  • Accra, Ghana

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by: Layla Stewart Start Date: Mar 14, 2024 - End Date: Jul 13, 2024
  • Educational/Research Trip
  • Intern Abroad
  • Study/Degree Abroad
Layla is Bookin’ it Abroad! Hi, my name is Layla Stewart. I am a student at Emerson College, and I have been accepted into the Imagining Ghanaian Culture Through Visual & Multimedia Storytelling program, a study abroad opportunity. This study abroad opportunity will allow me to travel to Accra, Ghana, and will take place from June 2024 to July 2024. 

This opportunity will afford me course credit and hands-on experience in my major, Business of Creative Enterprises. A major that will open doors for me to one day become a studio decision-maker that impacts what we see, hear, and learn in television, radio, and movies. Studying in the Accra, Ghana Global Pathway Experience will allow me to gain creative project development experience in an abroad, culturally diverse setting, by allowing me to learn and challenge myself in a new environment, adding to the fullness of my college experience.

The Accra, Ghana study abroad opportunity would be my first study abroad experience. Emerson College and its Global Partnerships, Internationalization, and Equity Department selected me for an opportunity that will prepare me to create, direct, and manage multi-media productions on a global stage;  An opportunity that will equip me with skills that better address culture by accurately representing culture without it being through a stereotypical lens. When I return from Ghana, I hope to make an impact by my eyes being more open to not just ensure inclusion, but to also impact how we are represented when we are included.

I am contacting family, friends, mentors, and helpful hearts to reach my financial goal to participate in this opportunity. ANY contribution is VERY much appreciated. Thank you in advance for your support of Layla Bookin’ it Abroad!

 

Sincerely,

Layla Stewart


 
  • Accra, Ghana

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