Home....
Greetings from Addis Ababa! I arrived here on Friday afternoon, after a long, but safe, flight. One of my students for the year was sitting in the seat in front of me on the plane, actually. It's been great to see the folks from Beza Church that I spent time with while I was here in May, and to get settled into the city again. It's the rainy season here, so it's actually quite cool, in the 50s and 60s. For those of you in the DC summer swamp, you can imagine that it's a bit of a weather shock, and I have indeed brought out my "layers." Today was a "three-layer" day. It was sunny for awhile, though, when I was enjoying a pizza on the patio of Denver Cafe (one of the "western" food chains in the city, where we enjoyed our daily macchiatos (or three) during the missions trip).
The city looks great, though, even in the rain. The mountains are a bright green, and the flowers are all in full bloom, as well. I feel surprisingly at home here, which is a good thing.....it's where I need to be right now, and it's a great feeling of peace to be here in that.
The jet lag is still going on. But, I was able to sleep until 5:30 this morning! This is progress. And, it's good to be busy again, with less craziness and more of a routine. We're in the middle of our teacher orientation week, and classes start a week from today.
My school schedule has been finalized: 7-10th grade French, maybe 11th grade French (we'll see....that year is the equivalent of AP French, which I'm sure they would be great at, but I'm not quite there this week) and ESOL support for those kids who need ESOL instruction and support. Should be fun!
Not too much else to report at this point. Thanks for you prayers for my travels! I'll post something later in the week once things start to get going at school.
And, everyone from Beza says Hello to everyone from NCC.
The city looks great, though, even in the rain. The mountains are a bright green, and the flowers are all in full bloom, as well. I feel surprisingly at home here, which is a good thing.....it's where I need to be right now, and it's a great feeling of peace to be here in that.
The jet lag is still going on. But, I was able to sleep until 5:30 this morning! This is progress. And, it's good to be busy again, with less craziness and more of a routine. We're in the middle of our teacher orientation week, and classes start a week from today.
My school schedule has been finalized: 7-10th grade French, maybe 11th grade French (we'll see....that year is the equivalent of AP French, which I'm sure they would be great at, but I'm not quite there this week) and ESOL support for those kids who need ESOL instruction and support. Should be fun!
Not too much else to report at this point. Thanks for you prayers for my travels! I'll post something later in the week once things start to get going at school.
And, everyone from Beza says Hello to everyone from NCC.
posted by Alli | 6:49 AM
6 Comments:
Glad to hear you got there safely. Many prayers were answered. You always do seem to meet interesting people on your flights. Is it okay to give out this blog address to some people who might want to keep up with what you are doing this year? Your sister wouldn't give it to me! Yankees swept the Boston Red Sox 5 games over the weekend :-) Ask someone what swept means. Have fun and work hard. Love you.
i'm glad you made it safe. i knew you were meant to be there asap! sorry i missed your murky coffee shindig. thanks for the updates and i am happy that you are at home.
your sister was going to give the address, but had to hang up because she was working!!! :-)
I'm glad you got there safely and that you are feeling at home! I look forward to more updates (and some online french lessons as well!)
your favorite sis
hey, I'm in Washington D.C. this week and miss you terribly....and yes, it is ridiculously hot here. My first ever visit to the city and I love it, though we've mainly been doing all the tourist-y things. I'm a huge fan of the massive amount of free museums, and the fact that so many people here speak different languages/are of different nationalities!! Anyway, glad to hear you made it "home" safely and that you feel so comfortable there. I'm off to London in a week or so. I love you!!!
Love,
Emily.
Dejanos saber de ti, chama!!! Como estas? Como te ha ido? Comment ca va?
Heeeeyyyyyyy, my favorite sis!!!! I hope you are doing okay!!! Happy Birthday!!!!!!!!!!!!! If I had your phone number, I would call you to wish you Happy Birthday live, but sadly, I do not. God bless you in this next year of your life....keep in touch with us!!
Christine
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