I last posted in January of this year, but it feels like much longer ago. For one thing, that post was about the interior design of our apartment–and we live in
Tag: photography
Eight Thanksgivings Away
Yesterday marked our 8th consecutive Thanksgiving overseas. We moved to South Africa the week before Thanksgiving in 2010. I couldn’t remember what we did for the holiday so I searched
Winter Wonderland
My little world-traveling, Third Culture Kids had never seen snow until this week. A lot of people have been surprised by this fact, especially considering the fact that we’re technically
Lessons Learned
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
How to Learn a New Skill
You all know I have a little obsession with photography. I have always been interested in it (I think I took my first photography class circa 1989), but never had
Visitors & Valentines
It’s been a while since I last posted. Some of you might have noticed that I removed a couple of slightly negative posts. I want to keep this blog positive
Amayu’s House
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
Timket Procession
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
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
Photography Obsession
Lately, my obsession with photography might be verging on unhealthy. I think about it all the time. I take my camera with me everywhere, only to be mad at myself