A Special Event

Week 2 Day 6 in Abomosu (formerly “Abomoso”, we have come to the conclusion that this is actually the more common spelling)

Everyone, today is a special day because for the first time ever my husband, Spencer is going to write our blog post! ENJOY!!!

So I’m not quite sure how I got roped into this; I thought this was Abbie’s personal project. I think it’s safe to say that she finds more joy in writing the blog posts than I do. That’s why I have a journal. :)

For those of you that don’t follow soccer (which is nearly everyone in America), the World Cup is about to begin in not too distant South Africa.

We’ve been watching off and on the disappointing and amazingly unentertaining World Cup concert to kick off the games starting tomorrow. Although we feel like the music could have been better tonight, we’re excited to get the games rolling. Ghana soccer games have already interfered with our business classes, even though the World Cup hasn’t started. Some people would rather watch “football” instead of do business. Imagine that.

Classes and consulting are going well though. We’ve heard quite a few great business proposals already. I’m sad that we won’t be able to finance everyone, since we don’t have enough money, but more funds should come next summer. It’s been an interesting experience being a part of the pioneering partnership for SEED here in Ghana. We started with nothing and were told almost nothing, but we’ve been able to make great strides quickly. Luckily we have great people to work with.

Teaching English has become somewhat cumbersome because of a common lack of faith the teachers have for their students. Apparently, even though many of the students don’t understand everything Abbie and Emily say during class, the students do really well and participate until the teacher reenters the room. They were told today that they were teaching the “dumb kids” and that their IQs are 0. How sad is that? It’s amazing what some positive reinforcement can do to a child!


Oh, well it looks like Spencer has had his say. I totally ambushed him with the computer and told him it was his turn. I wish you all could have seen his face when he read what I wrote at the beginning. He actually started to delete it, but changed his mind and decided he could handle a day of writing here. That's how much he loves me! I hope you all enjoyed it. If you get the chance, thank him for it and maybe we can all hear from him again sometime! :)