We started the day with good friends taking a walk to a
nearby hotel which had a nice park, eating ice cream (a rare treat) and
playing. We then came back to our
apartment and Charlotte decided to ride one of our three resident giant tortoises
(see video). Then she was off to play
with other friends painting ‘pet rocks’ while we stayed home to continue to
unpack boxes into our new home. We
finished up the day celebrating over dinner with our 2 neighbor families. In
true Ethiopian style we learned a few new Amharic language songs and sang some
old favorites with guitar around a roaring fire. Melkam Addis Amet!
Also finished today was setting up one room of our apartment
as a homeschooling room. Tomorrow after
the holiday is Charlotte’s first day of 1st grade! She is so excited. She has been asking to start her school since
the last day of Kindergarten in June!
We’ll post pictures of our new home and Charlotte’s first
day of 1st grade soon so stay tuned!
Sorry if the formatting looks crazy on the photos or video. It wasn't for lack of trying, but sometimes the internet here is slower than a giant tortoise!
Sorry if the formatting looks crazy on the photos or video. It wasn't for lack of trying, but sometimes the internet here is slower than a giant tortoise!
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