We have made it to Abomosu, Ghana, our home for the next
three months. The past few days have been dedicated mostly to getting
acclimated. During this time, we have explored the village and the areas
surrounding it, met many wonderful Ghanaians, and spent time getting to know
Stephen and Douglas.
We’ve had a couple of meetings with Douglas to prepare for the classes
we are going to teach, which will begin this coming Monday. From the looks of
it, we will teach five different classes—two are new, and three are for
second-time loans. We traveled to one of the villages today to congratulate one
of the loan groups who just repaid their first loans in full. We were able to
give them their rebate and to set a schedule for their second-loan classes that
will begin next Monday.
The people here are all so friendly. Whenever we walk around
outside, people stop us to talk or to teach us a couple of phrases in Twi. One
man, Alexander, informed us about the snakes and scorpions that we should watch
out for! We have learned that, especially during Dry Season, the water is
turned off for the majority of the time. We have learned that it is normal for
Ghanaians to go to sleep at 8 pm and to wake up at 4 am. We have learned how to
tell the difference between a plantain tree and a banana tree, all thanks to
Stephen Sr.
The four of us are very excited to be here, and we can’t
wait to start teaching. We are excited to use the things that we have learned
in school to help these people in Ghana to both begin and continue to develop
their own business plans. These next twelve weeks are going to be great!
Just to keep him accountable, we would like to publicly
announce that David will become a more well-rounded individual by the end of our
time here in Africa. He will accomplish this by reading many books and by
developing the ability to communicate on a basic level in Twi.
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