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Jordan, Life in General, Living Overseas
Jordan Apartment Number 2: Before and After
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Jordan
We can do hard things.
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January 4, 2014 Tracy

Water Babies

Addis Ababa, Kids, Life in General, Living Overseas

Addis Ababa must have the best weather in the world (if you don’t count the rainy season, which we haven’t experienced yet). Winter in Addis is kind of like Michigan

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January 2, 2014January 2, 2014 Tracy

Salaam

Addis Ababa, Living Overseas

I’ve worked with people from all over Africa, and the one thing I can generalize about is the importance they place on greetings. Ethiopians are no exception. My very first

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January 1, 2014January 1, 2014 Tracy

Grocery Shopping In Addis Ababa

Addis Ababa, Living Overseas

During our last six months in Pretoria, every night at dinner I would note whether the meal we were eating could be replicated in Addis. I was really worried about

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December 30, 2013 Tracy

2013: There Are No Words. (Just kidding, I have lots of words.)

Life in General, Living Overseas

Thinking about everything we’ve done this year, I can hardly believe it was all the same year. 2013 was fantastic, really; we just packed so much into it, I feel

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December 27, 2013December 27, 2013 Tracy

Nine Months

Kids, Life in General, Living Overseas, Photography

Willa turned nine months old yesterday. I was too sick to take a photo yesterday. Today, Willa and I went to the doctor. Her ear infection is looking better, and

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December 25, 2013 Tracy

Ethiopian Feast

Addis Ababa, Living Overseas

Our neighbor called this morning to wish us a Merry Christmas. I mentioned that Willa and I weren’t feeling great, and that we were going to stay in our pajamas

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December 25, 2013December 25, 2013 Tracy

Christmas Morning

Addis Ababa, Kids, Life in General

Last night, we made chocolate fudge for Santa. I didn’t feel like making cookies again; Willa has an ear infection and I feel like I might be coming down with

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December 24, 2013December 24, 2013 Tracy

Happy Birthday, Uncle David!

Living Overseas

I don’t really know what it’s like to share a birthday with Christmas. It must kind of suck. (Or maybe not?) My sister’s birthday is a few days before Christmas,

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December 24, 2013December 24, 2013 Tracy

Our Ethiopian Family

Addis Ababa, Living Overseas

Being so far away from family during the holiday season is the hardest thing about this overseas lifestyle. Added to the fact that we missed out on the holiday parties

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December 24, 2013December 24, 2013 Tracy

Dreaming of a White Christmas

Addis Ababa, Living Overseas

Make sure your sound is on so you can get the full mood of my drive to the Embassy today… Your browser does not support the video tag

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