We're Here

We arrived after a very long flight. Both international flights were empty so we were able to spread out and sleep. We loved flying KLM. They are the best airline I have ever flown. We got here and moved quickly through immigration . funny thing all of the Etiopians were stopped and they looked through there bags but not us! We were smiled at and waived through. We said thank you in ahrmaric which sounds like (a mess of jello) The immigration officer smiled and said have a nice night. Amazing! I was super worried seeing as how we had 5 – 70 lb bags of supplies. We drove through town . Even at 10 pm at night there were people walking everwhere. Groups setting up on the street getting ready to sleep and the stinch of rotting animals in the air as we drove. Lots of little stores open the kind we see in dads photos. Three feet wide by 10-12 feet deep full of everything. We even passed a man using the gutter for the toilet. The roads are just dirt mostly with lots of evidence of rain. A couple of places I thought were not passable but they were.



The staff here are super nice and accommodating. They could not believe all of the supplies we brought. But hey frankly neither could we. There are two sisters still here from this weeks travel group they gave us the low down as they packed. We also got a packet about little Girum with lots of social things about him. I was quite relieved to find out he has put on three pounds since April 1st. He is up to 9.28 lbs. They say he is very cautious of people he does not know but loves to laugh at the nannies and others he knows. They say he gets two baths a day plus a sun bath. He lets them know when he is hungry and full. We get to meet him tomorrow. CAN’T WAIT!