Ghana Football
It's pretty exciting to be here in a country of such avid football fans. The children formed a parade line and marched around the neighborhood with drums celebrating the Czech victory. And now Ghana will play Brazil in the second stage of the tournament.
People are extremely optimistic about the matchup on Tuesday, although I'm a little doubtful as I've picked Brazil to win the tournament. And I realize that soccer will dominate all conversations from now until Ghana is no longer part of the World Cup.
Honestly, it's pretty exciting to see this country be the token African team that has made it to the second round (thus far). I've found myself to be cheering on the team with just as much enthusiasm as the Ghanaians.
Go Black Stars!
posted by Melinda @ 9:01 AM
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4 Comments:
Melinda,
I sincerely hope you are doing some serious commentating ("Their Twizzles were off!") while watching the world cup. It just wouldn't be a worldwide athletic competition w/o your sage observations!
Hi Melinda. I was with your mom today and am happy to report your dad's surgery went without a hitch. It was shorter than expect-ed, so he was in recovery and ICU at least an hour earlier than expected. When I arrived at 10:30, your mom and Aunt Barb were there. I stayed until about 2:30 when Shawn arrived. We look forward to a good recovery for your dad, and Jack and I will visit when he gets out of the hospital--possibly as early as Tuesday!
Marijo
Hi Melinda. I was with your mom today and am happy to report your dad's surgery went without a hitch. It was shorter than expect-ed, so he was in recovery and ICU at least an hour earlier than expected. When I arrived at 10:30, your mom and Aunt Barb were there. I stayed until about 2:30 when Shawn arrived. We look forward to a good recovery for your dad, and Jack and I will visit when he gets out of the hospital--possibly as early as Tuesday!
Marijo
token african team, indeed! everyone is going crazy here, it's like we're all ghanaian now :)
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