Yesterday was a bad day. Well, it wasn’t all bad. Our consumables shipment (food, cleaning supplies) arrived in the morning and I had a blast unpacking my Sam’s Club purchases
Tag: culture shock
How Kids See the World
My childhood memories of Yemen and Egypt are probably not that different from most other Americans’ childhood memories. From Yemen, I remember the sand box. Popcorn for a snack. My
The Getting-to-Post Blues
After so many months of living out of suitcases, not having a routine, and generally missing our stuff, here we are in Addis. And we are still practically living out
First impressions
We made it to Addis, and I am too tired to write much, but so far we love it here. When we landed, I was surprised by how beautiful it