July 6, 2010

by Becky on July 7th, 2010

Hope you all had a nice fourth of July!!! It was so strange to be here with no celebration and no BBQs. We do have very wonderful watermelon though. The weather has been very cold and rainy but I just keep thinking that there will come a time when you all are snowed in and I get to be out in the sun. My most prized possession is the portable heater I have in my home. If I turn it on to high and close the door, it really does get warm. I’m trying not to think about the advanced technology called a thermostat.

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June 16th, 2010

by Becky on June 16th, 2010

I can’t believe that I have already been back in Ethiopia for two weeks. The time is flying. The first week I spent most of my time sleeping. It is nine hours later here than it is in Colorado Springs. This usually means that I spend the first week being wide awake at night and sound asleep during the day. It usually takes a little time for me to adjust to the traffic, and the pollution, and the change in food, and…….

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April 28th, 2010

by Becky on April 28th, 2010

I can’t believe that three more months have whizzed by! I’m winding down my stay in Ethiopia and will be heading to see friends in Spain on Saturday. I’m looking most forward to having time to visit with people that I love and second to the food and wine! One of the benefits to my volunteer work here is the precious friends that I have made all over the world. Most people stop to see their friends on their way home from work in their city. I get to stop by in countries.

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April 15, 2010

by Becky on April 15th, 2010

Happy almost Birthday mom!

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April 3, 2010

by Becky on April 3rd, 2010

This is such a depressing time for me in Ethiopia. Here we don’t eat any animal products for 40 days. Easter is the breaking of the fast. So the streets are full of goats, sheep, and chickens who are about to be killed. The chickens hang upside down as they are being carried. The shepherds use whips on the sheep and drag them by their front legs. I just so miss the way we celebrate Easter in USA with new dresses, candy, and lunch with friends and family. Mmmmmm… please eat a malted milk egg in my honor.

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March 22, 2010

by Becky on March 22nd, 2010

I am so tired today that I fell asleep during an eyebrow wax!!!

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March 14th, 2010

by Becky on March 14th, 2010

We did it!!!!!!

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March 11th, 2010

by Becky on March 11th, 2010

One of my goals in life is to add value in every situation in which I find myself. This week has sure been fun living.

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March 2, 2010

by Becky on March 2nd, 2010

Just to let you know a little about how things change here I have a story for you. My friend, Carolyn, has agreed to bring me a bottle full of iced coffee from Starbucks.

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February 28, 2010 or 2002 in Ethiopia

by Becky on February 28th, 2010

The time is flying by! I was asking a friend here why time goes so much more quickly here than at home and we came up with the idea that it is because everything here takes so long.

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