After almost a year
and a half away from my host family, I was able to return to Butajira and spend
time with the family that I lived with for the first three months of my Peace
Corps Service. I went for the Ethiopian
New Year Celebration, which was on September 11th; Happy 2009!!
We spent the weekend
together eating delicious food, sitting and talking about the past year and a
half, and remembering the great times we had together. It was so special to be back, and even after a
year and a half, the minute I walked into the door I immediately felt like I
was home.
As I walked into their
home, the little baby (who was six months when I lived there and is now 2 years
old), pointed to a picture on the wall (of me and the family), and said “Hannah!” It sure felt good to be back home with them!
Here is a summary of the weekend, in photos:
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| Elshaday my little host brother. We enjoyed looking at family photos together and talking in Amharic:) |
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| Learning how to play marbles, with my host brother, Natnael! |
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| My host brother (Natnael), my host mom (Aynalem) and my host sister (Tsega). Happy to be back together! |
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| A walk to the gorge with my host brother Natnael! |
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| Birds eye view of the gorge near my home; a great and sunny spot to wash and dry clothes! |
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| Kabir and Natnael: Such swag! |
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| Rainy season has made the gorge very beautiful! |
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| "Happy New Year" drawing from a child in town that was given to me while I was on a run! |
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| Meet Buddy, my host family's new dog! |
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| A group of girls came to our home singing and playing a large traditional drum. Girls do this on New Years, going from home to home giving a performance, and then in return they get paid a few coins! |
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