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| Enjoying our amazing breakfast at the guesthouse. |
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| Pancakes and an Ethiopian dish - tomatoes, onion, a bit of spice on somewhat of a biscuit. Yummy! |
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| Spices for berbere, drying in the sun. |
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| Some cute kids at the scarf factory. |
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| The scarf factory - I'm pretty sure this is the exact same guy from 2.5 years ago. Our guide told us that they make 2 scarves a day, which are sold for about $4 or $5 each....not sure how much they pay the workers but it can't be a lot. |
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| These are the donations we spent all afternoon buying for the orphanage. Oil, onions, tomatoes, teff flour, potatoes, soap, toilet paper, etc. etc. This was about $500 - thanks so much for those who contributed so generously! |
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| This is the view from our van - we often have to slow down for animals. |
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| This pictures shows a bit of the countryside with a donkey on the road you'll see in the next picture. |
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| Yes, there's a donkey under there. |
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| CCFC office |
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| At the school - we had about a hundred kids crowding around us, talking, yelling and laughing. I have no idea what they said but I hope it was good. :-) |
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| The childcare facility sponsored by CCFC. |
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| Meeting Kidist |
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| We had to remember how to properly greet - seemed like it was 3 kisses for ladies, and 3 shoulder bumps for the men? |
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| Coffee ceremony |
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| The feast they put on - coffee, kolo (roasted wheat), popcorn, injera, noodles, rice, wat (stew) and more |
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| Arvid was asked to say a blessing and cut the traditional bread. |
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| Presenting the gifts |
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| I presented a gift to her mother (notice the backpack from 2.5 years ago still in use and hanging on the wall) |
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| Kidist immediately put on the sweater, sunglasses and headband |
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| The girls, teaching her how to play frisbee |
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| Universal language of skipping rope |
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| Kidist's mother showed us how she fixes tires on wagons and carts - this is her job. |
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| All of us |
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| We thought we were done but they insisted that we go inside and eat. This was great food - I just hope we don't get sick. G was thrilled to have curly pasta (rotini, her favourite - who would have thought?) and I couldn't believe they managed to get Coke and Mirinda (orange pop) for us as well. |
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| Our girls and their girls |
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| Our amazing CCFC coordinator, Mekdes. She is AMAZING!! |
Great pictures,,, but how cold is it there?? You and e are both in jeans and hoodies!!!! :) your mom looks like she's right in her element. How great for you that she could go with you!!! Love b
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