Day 2 in Ethiopia:
Today was low key. I think I woke up around 2:00PM (there is a 7 hour time difference, so I’m a little out of it still). The cook (Bekalich) made me an omelet (she will make me whatever I want, whenever I want it...I could get used to that!). Then I walked around their compound and took pics (this place literally is a compound with 2 guards on duty 24/7 and razor wire on top of a cement wall that goes all the way around the property.) I thought the guards had guns, but Alan said, “No, just machetes.” Eekgads! In addition to the house, there is a little building for the guards to take naps in and a little house for the nanny when she stays and another little building for the boys to play in, where all their toys are kept).
After lunch, I gave the twins (Gavin and Austin) their presents (Superman and Iron Man legos and Halloween candy) and then took on the dubious task of trying to construct those horrific little lego parts into something they could actually play with.
For dinner, Alan asked if I wanted to go out for pasta or Korean food…are you KIDDING ME??? I’m like DUDE, I’M IN ETHIOPIA! I WANT ETHIOPIAN FOOD! So he took me to an authentic Ethiopian restaurant called Samet. We had (and I’m spelling this stuff phonetically) a kind of pancake-bread made of tef called enjura that was larger than an extra large pizza, and dipped it in this bubbling orange goo called enshuro. To give it a little kick, you sprinkle a spice over it called metmeta. It was good and I was excited to have my first real Ethiopian meal ☺
Tomorrow, Katherine gets home from London, so we will go to an even MORE authentic restaurant called Dima Cultural Restaurant for a coffee ceremony (they are big into coffee here). I’ll give you the full report tomorrow because I can’t help myself ☺. (I'd post pics, but the internet is so slow here, I'm lucky when I can even get on FB at all. I just gave up on posting pics of my dinner).
Lessons learned: 1) Don't buy twin boys two different presents. Next time, buy TWO Iron Man Lego things! 2) Ethiopian churches play really loud (and a bit weird) music at all hours of the night. Good thing it's hard to hear over the barking dogs.
After lunch, I gave the twins (Gavin and Austin) their presents (Superman and Iron Man legos and Halloween candy) and then took on the dubious task of trying to construct those horrific little lego parts into something they could actually play with.
For dinner, Alan asked if I wanted to go out for pasta or Korean food…are you KIDDING ME??? I’m like DUDE, I’M IN ETHIOPIA! I WANT ETHIOPIAN FOOD! So he took me to an authentic Ethiopian restaurant called Samet. We had (and I’m spelling this stuff phonetically) a kind of pancake-bread made of tef called enjura that was larger than an extra large pizza, and dipped it in this bubbling orange goo called enshuro. To give it a little kick, you sprinkle a spice over it called metmeta. It was good and I was excited to have my first real Ethiopian meal ☺
Tomorrow, Katherine gets home from London, so we will go to an even MORE authentic restaurant called Dima Cultural Restaurant for a coffee ceremony (they are big into coffee here). I’ll give you the full report tomorrow because I can’t help myself ☺. (I'd post pics, but the internet is so slow here, I'm lucky when I can even get on FB at all. I just gave up on posting pics of my dinner).
Lessons learned: 1) Don't buy twin boys two different presents. Next time, buy TWO Iron Man Lego things! 2) Ethiopian churches play really loud (and a bit weird) music at all hours of the night. Good thing it's hard to hear over the barking dogs.
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