Well, this week had a lot to celebrate. First off, we
finished teaching our first-time class in Asamama. It was the first time that
WSV has taught in this particularly large village, and we had 50 students complete
the class! We now have a lot of work to do moving forward in selecting which
students will receive loans this semester. There are many students with very
good businesses and potential as good investments. We’ve spent a significant
amount of time meeting with each of the students at their businesses to learn
more about what they do. Next week, our focus will be on narrowing down the
class to the top students for interviews and moving forward in the loan
process. Though the class was chaotic and stressful at times, it really was
amazing to see the commitment of all the students, and to see how their
homework got better with each class over the time of the course.
This week also marked our halfway mark here in Ghana. To
celebrate, we attempted to make brownies in the Abu’s oven. Well, the oven
isn’t really used here much, and apparently Ruth, our cook, broiled our
brownies…so they came out as “blackies” instead—yes, they were worst than burnt
marshmallows. We were all pretty depressed that our turtle (walnut &
carmel) brownies were ruined, but we got as much of the good stuff out as
possible! We then attempted with cookies. We got so far as to frying them, but
that failed as well. Our Halfway Celebration turned out to be a complete
failure as far as dessert goes, but we did celebrate the special occasion with
a visit from Margaret. We got to enjoy her delicious cooking and company at
dinner, which was really enjoyable.
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