As always, we woke to the same familiar noises, most delicious smells & a beautiful sunrise. I always enjoy walking out on the front porch in the morning, taking a deep breath, admiring the sun peeking over the hazy sky, that would soon be shining upon us!! It's always a bit chilly upon waking, but the heat hits around noon & I couldn't enjoy that more!! After another delicious breakfast, we headed out on a walk for doro(chicken)!! The plan was to make these doro into our Sunday night dinner!! Grant & Sierra had been talking about this for a few days & looked forward to this holiday tradition in Ethiopia...however, it was not a holiday, but the doro would be prepared for our guests arrival the next day after church:) You see, doro is usually only prepared & enjoyed on special holidays...Christmas, Easter etc. This was going to be a very special treat for the very special family that would be joining us on Sunday!
kids all lined up & ready or not, it was fluoride time!!
250 individual applications of fluoride & 250 toothbrushes were generously given! Thanks again Michelle!!
Excited kiddos!!
they were pretty proud..
We intended on purchasing 2 chickens, each around 150-200 birr, but once the man saw our group with Tsige, he raised the prices & wouldn't budge. Tsige knew better & said she'd have Alemeyu( one of our guards at the guesthouse)come back later & purchase them! He had much better luck & by the time we were back from our morning at Jemo doing fluoride treatments & a lunch out at Effoi, the chickens were quietly laying in the back. Poor chickens..
A total of 212 children showed up for their fluoride, toothbrushes & a snack of bread & bananas!! It was so fun to see all of their faces again...definitely missed a few that we normally see...next time:)
Lunch at one of our favorites...Effoi!! The fave pizza is the lucanda!! A bunch of meat piled on to this pizza...I stuck with the margherita:)
Once lunch was finished, we headed back to the guesthouse, rested a bit & then it was time. Those little chickens had no idea what was about to happen..or maybe they did?! I'll spare you the details, video footage, graphic pics...let's just say, it's not for everyone. Not sure how I feel about Grant having been one of the butcherers...ick.
cleaning & plucking. Promise gave the kids a bit of a biology lesson;) Sunday we would be enjoying a most delicious meal of fresh doro wat!!
Once that was finished, we all just relaxed, kids played cards, walked to the suk for a treat & the day was done!
Ethiopia is always full of adventures, some are very welcomed & others feel so far out of our comfort zones, but always, always thankful to be in this place.
Kristen
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