To the great consternation of everyone here, it is still raining in Addis—the short rainy season should be over by now, and the long one shouldn’t start until June. At dinner last night I got to hear horrid rainy season stories—hail, raining for days without stopping, going mad. I said, “You didn’t tell me that!” to which I got the reply, “No one would come if we told them the whole truth!!” So here I am, ready to be nice and wet. I am thinking of perpetually cold toes, but at the same time think how blessed I am to have hot water and blankets to warm those toes up. I am sure when the time comes I’ll report all about my wet soggy self and my wetter soggier clothes that won’t dry! I am posting a few photos—I actually haven’t taken many more than this, as I wanted to refrain from getting reprimanded and/or arrested during my first few days here. I'll hopefully take more soon to share Addis life with you!
Here's the photo captions, as I can't figure out a way to actually format them--
1. Blurry view of hairy friends on my road—my house/compound is at the end on the right (you can’t really tell but just so you know!)
2. Sign close to the women's hospital I went to. R, remember??
3. View from the 2nd floor of the MTW/SIM project office, where I will spend most of my time
4. My gate! It's blurry, but in the distance there's an Orthodox church and the mountains
1 comment:
I DO remember that sign! Good to see your hairy friends who I bet are noiser and smellier than Sallie Mae ever could be! But they're cute, nonetheless! Oh, and just so you'll know, you should keep your cold toes painted because the pretty polish provides warmth. NOT, but they will be pretty anyway even if no one sees them for weeks at a time!
:) R
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