Merry Christmas Eve!

We’re all gathering around the yuletide coal stove and roasting a well-aged cat for a traditional Ghanaian Christmas… in 90 degree weather. Actually it’s probably in the low 80′s and quite pleasant.  I’d prove it with a picture of the sun, but you all know what the sun looks like.  I’ve got a few meetings today, and some errands to run, then some guests are arriving from Ho.

Tobias and Antonia are German volunteers from a village just outside the regional capital, the aforementioned Ho.  I met Tobias on my first trip to Ho when I randomly flagged down the cab he was in.  He was naturally wowed by my broken Ewe and the next time I went to Ho I took him digital copies of the books I had been studying and we had lunch.  His girlfriend, Antonia, arrived a couple weeks ago and will spend two months here helping him with his English teaching.  They’re looking for a little taste of the Christmas beach so I’ve invited them down for a few days.

Sammie, Duffy, and probably every other white person in the area are heading down to Meet Me There for a big shindig.  I think the Germans might go too but I’m not sure.  I hope they do,  Meet Me There throws some good parties.  I’m going to take it easy though and work on a couple of pet projects, this site being one of them.  Also I’m going to Skype my family to get some Christmas cheers transmitted to me.

In other important news, the Ewe Classroom is officially up and running! Well, not really.  It’s just an introduction and I haven’t added the audio.  My first lesson is all ready to go though, and God willing I’ll get the recordings finished tonight with Bridget.  Be prepared!

For those of you furious with this post’s lack of photos, check out my photostream over at flickr.com to see some recent pics.  I’ve been learning a little more about processing my photos so I’ve made them a little punchier than they’ve been in the past.  Photoshop is a dangerous beast though.  Let me know if I start getting out of control.