Sorry for the writing delay, but while all of you 'Down Under' are beginning to gear up for Christmas and count down til the end of the year, here in Addis we have just finished our first term of teaching and had a weeks holiday.
We have just begun term 2 and should be getting into the swing of things for the school year. Its just a pity my body clock and mental capacities are feeling very much in Aussie mode at the moment......the motivation to be at the front end of a school year feels all wrong!
Anyway, we headed to a place called Awassa for break...about 4.5 hours south of Addis.We were with 4 other families on staff at school, and travelled as a group. We stayed on a mission compound belonging to Norwegens. It was very basic, but adequate (and in our price range!!!) We were on the edge of a lake.....with hippos and algae so alas no swimming. Here are some highlights for us.
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| The trip down afforded some great 'Ethiopian' scenes |
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| We got up close and personal with the locals! |
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| We took a trip to see the hippos -now we know we're in Africa!! |
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We took malaria tablets and slept in nets!
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| We saw our first mole ever - he was flushed out his hole! |
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| On our hippo trip we visited a fishing village - look for the disciples mending their nets! |
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| We swam in the compound pool - green algae, bird poo and all! Desperate times! |
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| Being with 5 other school families meant fun times together on the volleyball court |
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| Shane and I went walking, and discovered planking is still done in Africa! |
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| We met the ugliest birds ever - Maruba storks, native to Ethiopia |
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| Out walking we made friends with the locals, who as always were super cute and friendly |
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| And enjoyed God's super creation every evening around 5.30pm. |
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It was a lovely break, and if this was anything to go by, we look forward to all our school holidays from here on after!!
Until next time
N xxx
PS. The other 'true to form, yes we're in Africa' thing to happen was Oli caught the gastro on our last day, then shared it with the remainder of our kids for the next week to come!
I like the Hippos!
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