We hired a nanny this week. We don’t actually need a nanny right now, but it looks like I might go back to work sooner than expected, so I decided
Tag: Ethiopia
Christmas Again
A nasty flu bug has been going around since Thanksgiving. It made us cancel our Christmas dinner in December, and now our neighbors are very sick and had to cancel
2013: There Are No Words. (Just kidding, I have lots of words.)
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
Our Ethiopian Family
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
Love Thy Neighbor
The death of Nelson Mandela last week wasn’t exactly unexpected, but it still makes me sad and I can’t get it out of my head. I feel like I should
Life Is Not Fair
Our car finally arrived this week, and we’re so happy to have some freedom to explore Addis. We spent the morning at the Embassy where Charlotte played on the playground,
Language Lessons
Some of you may not know this, but I am a big nerd when it comes to languages. I mean, I’m a nerd in general, but learning languages might actually
Teff Gets Civilized
by Dan Every once in a while, I get to see something cool at work. Today, I got to see the first demonstration of a teff combine harvester in Ethiopia.
I Love Addis In the Springtime…
In some ways, moving to Ethiopia is like moving to another planet. For example, I can’t figure out what season it is. Based on the flowers in our garden, I’m