Campfire

November 15^th, 2007

Christy and Becca came back to Addis on Monday and it was good to see them again. they came while Kate and I were checking our email for the first time in a long time. that night we made dinner in Becca and Christy’s room. It felt good to cook again. we made spaghetti, orange slices, bread, and tea. While we ate we watched ‘I am Sam’ the movie. That movie is already emotional, but because we hadn’t watched TV or movies for so long we were extremely affected by it. it happens every time we watch a show or movie. Everything seems soo dramatic. During the movie I kept saying, “it’s so infuriating!” then I cried at the end. I find that I cry a lot more than I used to because thing affect me more.

On Tuesday morning Kate woke up sick early. It was the same pain again. so we called Andy and he brought us to the hospital. She stayed there for many hours so she could get tested again. that hospital was much nicer than the one in Nekemt. No contest. And there were only a few people there that we could see. There was even a ferenji lady who talked to us even though she worked in maternity. Kate was finally let out of the hospital and it was the same results as before! She still has to take supro. She is determined to have no more hospital visits in Africa! Andy thought it could have been a parasite called giardia.

Kate rested during the day and in the evening Kidus came to our hotel and we told him about our experiences. Then we all went out to coffee at Kaldi’s and the Lime Tree. Kaldi’s is an imitation of Starbucks or at least the logo is anyway. Even Kate came because she felt much better from the medicine.

Yesterday we went shopping with a woman whom we call Mami who works for FH. I got an Ethiopian flag, a bag, and something that will be a huge surprise for my family. Ok, maybe not that huge, but it’s good. then we went to Tekle’s house and had a really good dinner. My favorite part was the tiny shish kabobs. We put a dark chocolate cake in the oven while we sat around the fire, but it never got cooked completely because the oven didn’t get hot enough. They tried it and they still liked it! the fire was really nice because it was really cold outside. Kidus tried to roast meat over the fire but it just ended up being charred in some places and raw in others. Tekle and Nunu were so cute cuddling together. It felt so good to be in a home, which is different than an FH compound or even an FH guesthouse. There was a rug on the floor too! I think I miss carpet. we have Nunu and Tekle some cool candle holders as a thank you gift for everything they’d done for us. Altogether, it was a good night.

Last night I slept really well and woke up more refreshed than I have in days. But I had a strange dream. I dreamed that Kate and I were teaching, but we were teaching my high school choir instead of English to non-English speaking people. Dreams are weird.