Author Archives: Barbara Ofosu-Somuah

About Barbara Ofosu-Somuah

Barbara is a member of Middlebury Posse 11. A senior, she is a Joint Sociology and Psychology Major. She loves to travel, pretend to speak Italian and just do things.

By No Means Perfect

If i could sum up my experience in a phrase

At 20 years old, the last three months have brought me some of the best and worst times of my life. In that time, I was challenged in more ways than I ever expected and only kind of survived.  I was given the opportunity to grow, to see the world and to learn about myself. No, it was nothing like trying to make it through freshman year of college nor did it involve trying to climb up the cooperate ladder, but it was more than I ever expected it to be and it was HARD.

For the three months of my summer vacation, I was a nanny living in Italy. Continue reading