A Pictures Worth a Thousand Words

I've been procrastinating about getting some blogging done. It really isn't that I've been terribly busy, but I just don't feel like I have anything super meaningful to say. I've got a couple ideas percolating, but nothing finalized. So instead, I will share some pictures of my life here with you.  Sorry that the formatting isn't super nice to look at. I can't figure out how to move things around like I'd like to.

Here is one of several of the Welcome to Ethiopia cakes that we've been given. People are so generous and eager to make us feel at home. Jeff is the third generation of Coleman's who has lived in Ethiopia so there are a lot of people who are excited to see him again and meet me.

I love monkeys and baboons and was thrilled to see a bunch

 on our trip from Addis to Bahir Dar. 

Jeff and I, along with a couple other foreigners and a guide, travelled into the country side to see the big falls over the Nile River created by a hydro dam. We went on a Saturday morning and were travelling against the flow of 'traffic' which included donkeys, people, cattle, sheep, more people and all sorts of things being carried. It was a fun hike and a beautiful view.

The Nile River Falls-- We got close enough to feel the mist and get our shoes all muddy.

I don't take a lot of pictures of people I don't know, but I couldn't resist trying to capture the feel of market day movements. There isn't anything quite like it in Canada.

This reed boat is sat on by people harvesting stuff out of the water. You sit with your legs on each side of it and paddle.

We watched the eclipse a week and a bit ago. 

Here are Jeff and I enjoying a Saturday by the lake. There are a lot of hotels and restaurants to visit while sitting and enjoying the breeze off the lake and the birds flying around. At the beginning of November, we went on a boat ride on Lake Tana and saw tonnes of birds and even a couple hippos!

Here is a sunset over Lake Tana.

And, finally, here are my two sister in laws that I get to spend time with teaching and hanging out on the weekends. I am quite enjoying getting to know them both better. On the left is Abby and on the right is Amy.