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November 3, 2014 Tracy

Things I’ll Miss

Addis Ababa, Living Overseas

I was browsing the New York Times this morning while drinking my coffee and came across this article from the local section about how actress Amy Ryan spends her Sundays

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September 17, 2014 Tracy

Luge Lessons

Addis Ababa, Kids, Life in General, Living Overseas, Yangon

We just got back from a family vacation in Barcelona, and the girls are so happy to be home. After ten days in the glorious sun, with kid-friendly parks and

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July 20, 2014 Tracy

Top 5 Things We Love About Addis

Addis Ababa, Life in General, Living Overseas

I woke up at noon today (after 14 hours of sleep), grateful to have survived the long trip back to Ethiopia. When the girls woke up at 2:30 pm (after 16.5

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July 17, 2014 Tracy

ALL THE CHEESE

Addis Ababa, Living Overseas

Last summer, as we prepared for our move to Addis, I wrote to our social sponsor to ask if she would like us to bring her anything from the United

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June 13, 2014June 13, 2014 Tracy

Rainy Season Escape

Addis Ababa, Living Overseas

We’ve been doing post research lately because we’ll probably move to a new country in 2015. Yes, already. It seems like we just got here, right? I’m just getting used

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April 12, 2014 Tracy

Lessons Learned

Life in General, Living Overseas, Photography

My amazing friend Sara over at Our Yuppie Life wrote a great post last month about the key to happiness as an expat in Addis: staying busy. Sara’s positive attitude

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January 29, 2014January 29, 2014 Tracy

The Important Things

Addis Ababa, Kids, Life in General, Living Overseas

I had a couple of hours free this morning, and decided it was time to find out what happens when you get highlights in Addis. There’s a high-end spa a

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January 26, 2014 Tracy

Dejene’s House and Dan’s Birthday

Addis Ababa, Living Overseas, Photography

Because Dejene drives us around all week, he knows a lot of our business. He knows about my interest in photography, and has asked me a lot of questions about

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January 21, 2014January 21, 2014 Tracy

Amayu’s House

Addis Ababa, Living Overseas, Photography

Today, I had the wonderful opportunity to go with a group of expat women to Amayu’s house. Amayu is a sweet older woman who lives in a large mud house

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January 20, 2014 Tracy

Timket Procession

Addis Ababa, Living Overseas, Photography

The Ethiopian Orthodox Church celebrated Epiphany (Timket) on Sunday. Each year on the eve of Timket, the Ark of the Covenant is brought out of the church and carried by

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