Salem!
Today went better than we were anticipating-it was the last time we brought the twins to the Care Center/school to say goodbye to everyone. We had lunch with whoever was around (yes, I did have a few bites..and yes, I did survive :) haha). Then we had coffee with Yared (the head honcho of IAN Ethiopia) and I gave them all of the items for Mortar Board (I'm the president of the Mortar Board Honor Society at SDSU and for our Christmas project we collected items to bring to the kids--we filled an entire suitcase!! #proudmama ....couldn't resist the # Jur ;) lol) On the way back to the hotel, we stopped to get more hair extentions for Apiyo. While we were waiting for Dad and Benium to get back, a completely naked man came and sat next to our van. Apiyo's eyes got about as big as saucers until she covered them and started giggling hysterically. It was quite the event! We came back to the hotel and everyone took a nap..besides me-I did homework..hell must be freezing over right?? I got some supper at the hotel and then we left for the traditional Ethiopian supper. It was pretty entertaining to watch Uchan and Apiyo because they could actually understand what was being said and they were laughing so much, it was adorable :) We went to the supper with a couple that we met today that are also adopting through IAN and are from Colorado. She is a nurse so that was fun to talk to her! Unique story with that couple-they were here with Children's Home around a month after we were here getting Ahbea and Aysha and now they're here with IAN! Also, both sets of children are from the same areas in the country (Ahbea and Aysha and their first child were from Hosanna and now Uchan and Apiyo and the child they're adopting are from Gambella) ..just kind of crazy! We just got back to the hotel room and are all pretty tired. Tomorrow morning we are checking out around noon then going on a scenic tour in some mountains and shopping. I should be able to post tomorrow but if not we fly out tomorrow night at 11:30 (2:30pm in Iowa) and will be in Sioux Falls at 6:30pm on Saturday!! Please pray for safe travels, healthy bodies, and for all the new/potentially scary experiences for Uchan and Apiyo! Amesegenallo!!
Kesh
Today went better than we were anticipating-it was the last time we brought the twins to the Care Center/school to say goodbye to everyone. We had lunch with whoever was around (yes, I did have a few bites..and yes, I did survive :) haha). Then we had coffee with Yared (the head honcho of IAN Ethiopia) and I gave them all of the items for Mortar Board (I'm the president of the Mortar Board Honor Society at SDSU and for our Christmas project we collected items to bring to the kids--we filled an entire suitcase!! #proudmama ....couldn't resist the # Jur ;) lol) On the way back to the hotel, we stopped to get more hair extentions for Apiyo. While we were waiting for Dad and Benium to get back, a completely naked man came and sat next to our van. Apiyo's eyes got about as big as saucers until she covered them and started giggling hysterically. It was quite the event! We came back to the hotel and everyone took a nap..besides me-I did homework..hell must be freezing over right?? I got some supper at the hotel and then we left for the traditional Ethiopian supper. It was pretty entertaining to watch Uchan and Apiyo because they could actually understand what was being said and they were laughing so much, it was adorable :) We went to the supper with a couple that we met today that are also adopting through IAN and are from Colorado. She is a nurse so that was fun to talk to her! Unique story with that couple-they were here with Children's Home around a month after we were here getting Ahbea and Aysha and now they're here with IAN! Also, both sets of children are from the same areas in the country (Ahbea and Aysha and their first child were from Hosanna and now Uchan and Apiyo and the child they're adopting are from Gambella) ..just kind of crazy! We just got back to the hotel room and are all pretty tired. Tomorrow morning we are checking out around noon then going on a scenic tour in some mountains and shopping. I should be able to post tomorrow but if not we fly out tomorrow night at 11:30 (2:30pm in Iowa) and will be in Sioux Falls at 6:30pm on Saturday!! Please pray for safe travels, healthy bodies, and for all the new/potentially scary experiences for Uchan and Apiyo! Amesegenallo!!
Kesh
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