Its Wednesday - I have no idea what the date is. No cell phones. No tv and 5 minutes of internet a day............. every 3 days. I will update my blog in more depth when I get back to Addis Ababa on Friday. We fly out Saturday :-( I can't believe how much I love it here. Tomorrow is Thanksgiving, we are in Butijara getting some bread for stuffing. Everything we have been eating is from the compound we are staying at. It is fully self sustaining. Veges, dairy, bread, meat etc is from the compound.............. yes why are we buying bread here for stuffing? I have absolutely no idea. At least its an excuse to get off the compound, watch 30 minutes of soccer on the BBC with dodgey reception and have a beer!!!!!!!!! at a hotel with roof top bar - picture a tree house, with wires everywhere for tv antena (sp?) and you have the visual of what it looks like. Hey did I mention they have beer.
Not going to lie, can hardly wait for a glass wine!
The kids all know my name now and they all scream it out when they see me in the morning and just about any chance they get.
The rest of the group went to Awasa and I decided to stay with my knitting girls. These kids are so smart - whether its glass bead making, wood work, the science building - international secret business going on - more in person......... and the knitting kids - they pick up everything we teach them in 5 minutes. THey are crazy for anything new or western.
More on Friday.
Julia
xoxoxoxoox
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