Tuesday, July 31, 2012








While in Debre Zeit Logan and I decided to go eat dinner at a little resort called DreamLand. It is a pretty little place to stay on one of the many lakes found in Ethiopia. The view was amazing and it was a great opportunity to sit and reflect on the natural beauty of the country that we were living in. Ethiopia is so different from other African countries that we have spent time in. It is covered in lakes, volcanos and little villages full of beautiful people. I hope that some day we will be able to go back to DreamLand and sit on the lake and remember the beautiful visit we had. Till next time!

Love, Tay

Friday, July 27, 2012







Logan and I had a wonderful opportunity to teach English at a private school to a group of 10 year olds. We had never taught English before so we had some fun planning sessions for our lessons. For some reason I thought that since I spoke English really well that it would be cake to teach it, but it was a little more complicated then that. The class was quiet for the first couple of lessons, but after a while they really warmed up to us. We had to start threatening to send them outside if they did not stop chatting with their neighbors. The kids were so willing to learn and we had a great time. Till the next Ethiopian blog post. Eshi Chow!

Love, Tay

Wednesday, July 25, 2012








For our first weekend in Ethiopia we decided to make the one hour drive to the crazy capitol of Addis Ababa and see some of the wild life and history of the country. We took a taxi which seats about 10 and jammed in 18 people. Here in Ethiopia space and boundaries are a foreign concept, so you usually go everywhere with someone practically sitting on your lap. When we got to Addis we went to see the lions and monkeys! There were so big and amazing. We wondered around looking at all the animals and decided to go the the History Museum next. The museum is rich with Ethiopia culture which was greatly influenced by the Italians. It was pretty amusing to see all of the artifacts, because everything has just recently been returned to the country of Ethiopia. When the Italians came to Ethiopia they stayed for about 7 years and when they left they decided to take a great many things with them. About 1970 was when they decided it would be appropriate to return them to the Ethiopia government. However, Italy did contribute many things to Ethiopia like cappuccino, pasta, pizza, french bread, and the parting term Cao! The capitol is a crazy place with tons of traffic, markets, and people. It is pretty overwhelming and I have to say I am glad that we get to go back to our little town on a road called Debre Zeit. More pictures to come soon!

Love, Tay

Thursday, July 19, 2012















Sorry for not posting for so long. We just got back from a little trip to Rwanda and Uganda. Here are some more pictures from the women's group meeting that we went to and a school inspection. The villages in Ethiopia are so beautiful with their gray skies, brown soil, and bright green patches of grass. More to come!!!

Love, Tay

Saturday, July 7, 2012





Hey everybody!
Sorry for the delay in blogging, we have to do it at the internet cafe and the connection is slow to say the least. Here are a couple of pictures of an outing we took last week. We went out into the village to meet with a women's micro finance group to check on their progress. These women are amazing. They take small loans from the NGO and build a life on them. They use the money to buy goats, make beverages, and open shops. They have so much strength and are an inspiration to me. We had a great time getting to know them and interviewing them. More posts and updates to come!!!
Eshi Chow

Love, Tay