https://debanderic.wordpress.com/2017/12/24/2017-and-beyond/https://debanderic.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/waterfall.jpgWaterfallhttps://debanderic.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/strong-man-in-mutinondo.jpgStrong man in Mutinondohttps://debanderic.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/trimmed-whatsapp-image-2017-12-01-at-09-58-14.jpgTRIMMED WhatsApp Image 2017-12-01 at 09.58.14https://debanderic.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/ndole-bay-lodge.jpgNdole bay Lodgehttps://debanderic.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/lake-bangweulu-with-bicycles.jpgLake Bangweulu with bicycleshttps://debanderic.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/lake-bangweulu.jpgLake Bangweuluhttps://debanderic.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/luapula-wetlands.jpgLuapula wetlandshttps://debanderic.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/deb-in-springs.jpgDeb in springshttps://debanderic.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/shiwa.jpgShiwahttps://debanderic.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/north-luangwa-sunset.jpgNorth Luangwa sunset2018-01-15T15:40:55+00:00monthlyhttps://debanderic.wordpress.com/https://debanderic.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/resize1-again-smaller.jpgresize1 again smaller2017-12-24T12:49:14+00:00weekly0.6https://debanderic.wordpress.com/2017/04/08/bush-life/https://debanderic.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/dsc01649.jpgDSC01649https://debanderic.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/dsc01652.jpgDSC01652https://debanderic.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/dsc01643.jpgDSC01643https://debanderic.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/dsc01646.jpgDSC01646https://debanderic.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/20170128_124521.jpg20170128_124521Mud,mud, glorious mudhttps://debanderic.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/20170207_063853.jpg20170207_063853This morning there were 11 kids in the car: 6 on the back seat and 5 in the boot!2017-04-18T06:10:26+00:00monthlyhttps://debanderic.wordpress.com/2017/03/13/such-a-bad-blogger/https://debanderic.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/with-honey.jpgWith honeyhttps://debanderic.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/deb-and-eric-at-grand-finale.jpgDeb and Eric at Grand Finale2017-04-08T13:00:43+00:00monthlyhttps://debanderic.wordpress.com/2017/03/13/alan-chanda-the-accidental-honey-man/https://debanderic.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/vso.jpgVSOhttps://debanderic.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/uk-aid-for-websites-small.pngUK-AID-for websites smallhttps://debanderic.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/pepz-logo-small.pngPEPZ logo smallhttps://debanderic.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/nyamuka-logo-positive-cropped-ground.jpgNyamuka logo temphttps://debanderic.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/20151218_173359.jpg20151218_173359https://debanderic.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/20160130_183509.jpg20160130_183509https://debanderic.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/grace.jpgGRACE2017-03-13T20:34:55+00:00monthlyhttps://debanderic.wordpress.com/2016/06/21/youre-not-on-the-list-but-you-can-come-in/https://debanderic.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/imgp8049.jpgIMGP8049This young bull was definitely checking us out as he crossed the inlethttps://debanderic.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/p1010365.jpgP1010365What a wonderful worldhttps://debanderic.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/imgp8067.jpgIMGP8067Baby elephat drinking. Too young to have mastered using the trunk as a straw. Sorry it is blurry but it was late and the light was fading fast.https://debanderic.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/imgp8057.jpgIMGP8057Look out for the tiny baby in the middle of the grouphttps://debanderic.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/dsc00809.jpgDSC00809https://debanderic.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/imgp8033.jpgIMGP8033The first elephant visitors of the eveninghttps://debanderic.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/dsc00785.jpgDSC00785The elphants head off across the sand, leaving us in wonderhttps://debanderic.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/dsc00775.jpgDSC00775The family of elephants seemed completely unaffected by our presencehttps://debanderic.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/imgp8029.jpgIMGP8029Waterbuck and impalahttps://debanderic.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/p1010355.jpgP1010355Croc track. Note the footprint top right and the swishing line down the middle left by the tail2016-06-21T17:06:29+00:00monthlyhttps://debanderic.wordpress.com/2016/06/20/scary-tales-from-the-river-bank/https://debanderic.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/dsc00706.jpgDSC00706CB and me with two very full canoeshttps://debanderic.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/imgp7950.jpgIMGP7950We simply could not have imagined how many hippos we would see in one dayhttps://debanderic.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/imgp7941.jpgIMGP7941CB, simply the besthttps://debanderic.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/imgp7954.jpgIMGP7954A 5 metre croc...just not that 5 metre croc!https://debanderic.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/imgp7918.jpgIMGP79182 hippos...just not those 2 hippos!https://debanderic.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/p1010358.jpgP1010358CB, our most trusted and experienced guidehttps://debanderic.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/p1010362.jpgP1010362Yes we were that close!https://debanderic.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/p1010352.jpgP1010352Eric getting into the canoe for the very first time. The lifejacket lasted about an hour!https://debanderic.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/p1010413.jpgP10104132016-06-20T08:23:05+00:00monthlyhttps://debanderic.wordpress.com/2016/05/24/sometimes-things-happen-that-just-take-your-breath-away/https://debanderic.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/imgp7838-small.jpgIMGP7838 smallAbove the falls, just before the water hurtles over the edgehttps://debanderic.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/p1010330-small.jpgP1010330 smallEric getting ready for take-offhttps://debanderic.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/p1010309-small.jpgP1010309 smallUntil you are there you cannot conceive of the amount of water that rushes over the edge at this time of yearhttps://debanderic.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/g0019858-small.jpgDCIM100GOPROG0019858.Yes, that is me up in the sky over the top of Victoria Falls. A truly magnificent sighthttps://debanderic.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/dsc00673-small.jpgDSC00673 smallThe road bridge spans the gorge just downstream of the Falls and links Zambia with Zimbabwehttps://debanderic.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/dsc00671-small.jpgDSC00671 smallHonestly, it was so wet it was like being jet-washedhttps://debanderic.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/imgp7804-small.jpgIMGP7804 smallFirst glimpse of Victoria Falls, 21 May 20162016-06-04T17:50:41+00:00monthlyhttps://debanderic.wordpress.com/2016/04/18/the-mighty-zambezi/https://debanderic.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/dugout-canoes-are-everywhere.jpgDugout canoes are everywherehttps://debanderic.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/fishing.jpgFishingFishermen on the Kafue Riverhttps://debanderic.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/eric-and-the-escarpment-from-near-the-school.jpgEric and the escarpment from near the schoolEric surveying the escarpment near th school at Gwabihttps://debanderic.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/school-and-tree.jpgSchool and treeSchool near Gwabi River Lodgehttps://debanderic.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/boys-under-the-tree.jpgBoys under the treeBoys under the treehttps://debanderic.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/evening-view-of-kafue-river-from-gwabi-lodge-terrace.jpgEvening view of Kafue River from Gwabi Lodge terraceEvening view of the Kafue River from Gwabi River Lodge terracehttps://debanderic.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/hopscotch.jpgHopscotchHopscotchhttps://debanderic.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/chingololo-and-butterfly.jpgChingololo and butterflyButterfly feasting on mineral-rich ooze from damaged chingololohttps://debanderic.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/feathery-grass.jpgFeathery grassBeautiful feather-lke flowering grasshttps://debanderic.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/white-flowering-grass.jpgWhite flowering grassBeautiful flowering grasses2016-04-25T06:58:37+00:00monthlyhttps://debanderic.wordpress.com/2016/04/04/pushing-the-boat-out/https://debanderic.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/imgp4760.jpgIMGP4760Water buffalo not so impressed to find us crashing their party.https://debanderic.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/imgp4773.jpgIMGP4773View from the sundowners spot. A few hippos still in the river.https://debanderic.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/p1000309.jpgP1000309Eric poised to snap the elephants spotted on our first game drive.https://debanderic.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/p1000293.jpgP1000293The Luangwa Riverhttps://debanderic.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/p1000237.jpgP1000237This whole building is our chalet...with me sitting on the step looking at the river.https://debanderic.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/p1000271.jpgP1000271One of the "little five". A leopard tortoise spotted on one of our morning walks.https://debanderic.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/p1000335.jpgP1000335Eric and guide Fanuel capturing some great tracks for posterityhttps://debanderic.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/p1000333.jpgP1000333A fresh leopard print found on an early morning walk https://debanderic.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/dsc00548.jpgDSC00548A pretty fresh leaopard print spotted on one of our morning walks in the bushhttps://debanderic.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/imgp4816.jpgIMGP4816No, there's no pic of me in the shower with an elephant outside but there is one of Eric sitting on the terrace with a lovely elephant just a matter of a few feet away2016-04-05T07:44:40+00:00monthlyhttps://debanderic.wordpress.com/2016/01/26/the-circle-of-life/https://debanderic.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/dsc00540.jpgDSC00540Deb in the Bushcamp Company safari vehicle. Fanuel, our amazing guide is in the driver's seat.https://debanderic.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/dead-baby-elephant-1.jpgDead baby elephanthttps://debanderic.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/mourning-elephants-3.jpgMourning elephants 3https://debanderic.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/mourning-elephants-1.jpgMourning elephants 1https://debanderic.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/mourning-elephants-6.jpgMourning elephants 2https://debanderic.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/mourning-elephants-5.jpgMourning elephants 4https://debanderic.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/p1000222.jpgP1000222Impala mother and baby, South Luangwa National Park2016-01-26T07:54:02+00:00monthlyhttps://debanderic.wordpress.com/2015/12/29/typically-tropical/https://debanderic.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/imgp4632.jpgIMGP4632Completely and utterly soakedhttps://debanderic.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/imgp46281.jpgIMGP4628Braving the cascadehttps://debanderic.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/imgp4628.jpgIMGP4628Braving the cascadehttps://debanderic.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/imgp4624.jpgIMGP4624At first the rain was positively refreshing2016-01-04T06:40:05+00:00monthlyhttps://debanderic.wordpress.com/2015/12/07/welcome-to-zambia/https://debanderic.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/dsc00321.jpgDSC00321Manda Hill shopping mallhttps://debanderic.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/dsc00324.jpgDSC00324Manda Hill shopping mallhttps://debanderic.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/dsc00315.jpgDSC00315Manda Hill shopping mallhttps://debanderic.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/dsc00312.jpgDSC00312Manda Hill shopping mallhttps://debanderic.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/p1000081.jpgP1000081We even have a kitchen!https://debanderic.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/pep-ladies-loo-resize.jpgPEP ladies loo resizeThe ladies' loo! So good to have one at lasthttps://debanderic.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/my-desk-resize.jpgMy desk resizehttps://debanderic.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/pep-sign-resize.jpgPEP sign resizePEPZ: to support the development of the private sectorhttps://debanderic.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/pep-compound-resize.jpgPEP compound resizeThe PEPZ compoundhttps://debanderic.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/img_20151204_125851712_hdr.jpgIMG_20151204_125851712_HDRA beautiful flame tree though my picture does not do it justice2015-12-16T09:01:49+00:00monthlyhttps://debanderic.wordpress.com/2015/12/16/jingle-bells/https://debanderic.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/dsc00403.jpgDSC00403Fancy an Aston martin or a BMW for Christmas?https://debanderic.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/dsc00370.jpgDSC00370So much chocolate in all the shops...maybe Deb will treat me to somehttps://debanderic.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/dsc00373.jpgDSC00373Eric sussing out the tinselhttps://debanderic.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/dsc00401.jpgDSC00401Not sure what a reindeer is doing in Lusaka2015-12-19T06:14:15+00:00monthlyhttps://debanderic.wordpress.com/deb-and-eric-posts/2015-11-16T12:39:49+00:00weekly0.6https://debanderic.wordpress.com/2015/06/02/an-early-morning-call-or-how-to-spill-the-beans/https://debanderic.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/2015-06-02-12-35-03.jpg2015-06-02 12.35.03Kolo, lightly salted roasted chickpeas, are a common and quite tasty snack2015-11-16T12:35:21+00:00monthlyhttps://debanderic.wordpress.com/2015/06/29/the-things-we-do/2015-11-16T12:34:23+00:00monthlyhttps://debanderic.wordpress.com/2015/08/10/samis-dream/https://debanderic.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/dsc04854.jpgDSC04854Giorgis churchhttps://debanderic.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/imgp3383.jpgIMGP3383Hailu, our Lalibela guide and advisorhttps://debanderic.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/imgp74171.jpgIMGP7417Hailu leading the way, March 2014https://debanderic.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/imgp7417.jpgIMGP7417Hailuhttps://debanderic.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/imgp3456.jpgIMGP3456Sami in Lalibelahttps://debanderic.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/imgp3394.jpgIMGP3394Sami and Zaid at Lalibelahttps://debanderic.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/imgp84591.jpgIMGP8459Mubarack love his first boat ridehttps://debanderic.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/imgp85381.jpgIMGP8538https://debanderic.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/imgp8538.jpgIMGP8538Splish splashing at Haykhttps://debanderic.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/imgp8459.jpgIMGP84592015-11-16T12:32:44+00:00monthlyhttps://debanderic.wordpress.com/2015/08/12/hobnobbing/https://debanderic.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/imgp3518.jpgIMGP3518Sunday worshippers at Lalibelahttps://debanderic.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/imgp4347.jpgIMGP4347Sisay in his Arsenal kit together with his wife Mimihttps://debanderic.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/imgp3326.jpgIMGP3326The churches of Lalibela are each carved from the mountain rock, not built with blocks or bricks. Zaid takes a moment.https://debanderic.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/imgp3337.jpgIMGP3337Priest in Lalibelahttps://debanderic.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/dsc04699.jpgDSC04699Hobnobbing at the Sheraton, Addis Ababahttps://debanderic.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/dsc04680.jpgDSC04680Fun and games on the driving simulators at Edna Mallhttps://debanderic.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/2015-07-10-09-32-04-1.jpg2015-07-10 09.32.04-1Melat (left) and Aster (right) heading towards the first plane they have ever flown in. Kombolcha airport2015-11-16T12:31:36+00:00monthlyhttps://debanderic.wordpress.com/2015/11/16/wow-what-a-great-day-it-is/https://debanderic.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/blog-photo-resize-a1.jpgBlog photo resize aEric and Seada in our compound in Kombolchahttps://debanderic.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/group-thanks.jpgGroup thanksThanks to everyone who made Sami's dream come truehttps://debanderic.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/watching-film.jpgWatching filmFilm nighthttps://debanderic.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/kids-with-priest-2.jpgKids with priest 2The kids were shown round all the churches by priests and guideshttps://debanderic.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/lunch.jpgLunchTucking into a classic vegetarian lunchhttps://debanderic.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/tee-shirt1.jpgTee shirt"Wow! What a great day it is" tee shirts sum it all up2015-12-07T09:52:13+00:00monthlyhttps://debanderic.wordpress.com/2015/05/30/jackanory-kombolcha-style/2015-06-02T17:41:30+00:00monthlyhttps://debanderic.wordpress.com/2015/05/27/the-true-value-of-things/2015-05-27T13:41:58+00:00monthlyhttps://debanderic.wordpress.com/2015/05/22/yes-we-have-no-bananas/https://debanderic.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/imgp2599.jpgIMGP2599False banana poufféhttps://debanderic.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/20150511_101131.jpg20150511_101131James with his new Dorze hat. He seems pleased!https://debanderic.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/imgp2627.jpgIMGP2627A Dorze beehivehttps://debanderic.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/imgp2624.jpgIMGP2624Breakfast, and lunch, and dinnerhttps://debanderic.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/imgp2621.jpgIMGP2621Check out the goats in the house as well as the lovely if smoky firehttps://debanderic.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/imgp2617.jpgIMGP2617Making the pattyhttps://debanderic.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/imgp2613.jpgIMGP2613Chopping the fermented pulp breaks up the fibreshttps://debanderic.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/imgp2609.jpgIMGP2609The larderhttps://debanderic.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/imgp2606.jpgIMGP2606Scraping the pith from the leaf of the false banana https://debanderic.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/imgp2603.jpgIMGP2603My own personal tour guide2015-05-25T07:14:15+00:00monthlyhttps://debanderic.wordpress.com/2015/04/17/paradise-postponed/https://debanderic.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/imgp2338.jpgIMGP2338One of the many crocodiles we saw on Lake Chamohttps://debanderic.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/imgp2368.jpgIMGP2368https://debanderic.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/imgp2390.jpgIMGP2390Enjoying the view across the national parkhttps://debanderic.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/imgp2374.jpgIMGP2374Looking for wildlifehttps://debanderic.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/imgp2335.jpgIMGP2335Big hippo in Lake Chamohttps://debanderic.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/imgp2329.jpgIMGP2329Would you want to go fishing in a boat like this with those crocodiles and hippos around?https://debanderic.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/imgp2307.jpgIMGP2307Just after sunrisehttps://debanderic.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/dsc03824.jpgDSC03824Our home from homehttps://debanderic.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/dsc03807.jpgDSC03807The terrace restaurant at Paradise Lodge, Arba Minch2015-04-17T15:42:00+00:00monthlyhttps://debanderic.wordpress.com/2015/04/16/heritage-or-hostage/https://debanderic.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/imgp2476.jpgIMGP2476Even grass is a valuable commodityhttps://debanderic.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/lady-1.jpgLady 1Konso lady of uncertain yearshttps://debanderic.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/lady-2.jpgLady 2Konso lady of uncertain yearshttps://debanderic.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/imgp2513.jpgIMGP2513The weaver's wifehttps://debanderic.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/imgp2510.jpgIMGP2510Konso artisan weaverhttps://debanderic.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/imgp2499.jpgIMGP2499Hand spinning is still very much in evidence in local textiles.https://debanderic.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/dsc03877.jpgDSC03877Classic Konso village houseshttps://debanderic.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/imgp2519.jpgIMGP251950kg from the valley belowhttps://debanderic.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/imgp2543.jpgIMGP2543That hoe is heavy! I can't imagine how anyone uses it for more than a few minutes at a time.https://debanderic.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/dsc03876.jpgDSC03876Such a spectacular view across the valley2015-04-19T11:16:39+00:00monthlyhttps://debanderic.wordpress.com/2015/03/31/thank-you-thank-you-thank-you/https://debanderic.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/dsc03793.jpgDSC03793Lots and lots of lovely books2015-04-01T11:05:09+00:00monthlyhttps://debanderic.wordpress.com/2015/03/17/culture-club/2015-03-20T06:19:36+00:00monthlyhttps://debanderic.wordpress.com/2015/03/16/jackanory-ethiopia-style/https://debanderic.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/dsc03690.jpgDSC03690Reading corner: using a scarf and a soft toy to demonstrate the meaning of the word "wrap"2015-03-17T05:06:32+00:00monthlyhttps://debanderic.wordpress.com/2015/02/21/can-i-be-cheeky/https://debanderic.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/imgp9811.jpgIMGP9811Proudly showing off the masks they have made. Learning simple skills like how to use sciffors is a major achievement. And the kids got to take the masks home!https://debanderic.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/dsc02828.jpgDSC02828Connect 4 is fun but also teaches strategy, forward planning and turn takinghttps://debanderic.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/imgp9779.jpgIMGP9779Sami, the wonderful leader of the orphan support group2015-04-30T06:02:36+00:00monthlyhttps://debanderic.wordpress.com/2015/02/16/evolution/https://debanderic.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/p1040426.jpgP1040426Procession for Timkat (Baptism of Christ), Bahir Darhttps://debanderic.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/imgp7340.jpgIMGP7340Mountainous terrain with few roads make much of Ethiopia difficult to access2015-02-18T16:41:54+00:00monthlyhttps://debanderic.wordpress.com/2015/02/13/hiraeth/https://debanderic.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/sams-tree-of-life.jpgSams tree of lifeSam's tree of lifehttps://debanderic.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/nog3443.jpg_NOG3443Kids all loved Samhttps://debanderic.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/nog3336.jpg_NOG3336Sam with his cheeky smile2015-02-15T07:41:12+00:00monthlyhttps://debanderic.wordpress.com/2015/01/26/a-dogs-life/2015-01-27T05:37:21+00:00monthlyhttps://debanderic.wordpress.com/2014/12/10/long-ago-and-far-away/2014-12-14T06:18:48+00:00monthlyhttps://debanderic.wordpress.com/2014/11/26/christmas-cherry/2014-11-26T17:32:05+00:00monthlyhttps://debanderic.wordpress.com/2014/11/21/all-wrapped-up-the-sequel/https://debanderic.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/dsc02749.jpgDSC02749https://debanderic.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/dsc02759.jpgDSC02759Lots of singinghttps://debanderic.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/dsc02757.jpgDSC02757Sami and Zaithttps://debanderic.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/dsc02751.jpgDSC02751Sami and Zaithttps://debanderic.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/dsc02750.jpgDSC02750Sami, his lovely bride and his adoptve mother2014-11-21T11:57:23+00:00monthlyhttps://debanderic.wordpress.com/2014/11/21/all-wrapped-up/https://debanderic.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/2014-11-20-10-28-44.jpg2014-11-20 10.28.44Hand printed wrapping made from a sheet of flip chart paper and a printed with a potato and some paint2014-11-21T18:00:19+00:00monthlyhttps://debanderic.wordpress.com/2014/11/16/tying-the-knot/https://debanderic.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/dsc00060.jpgDSC00060Sami at Tamaber Pass2014-11-16T09:11:31+00:00monthlyhttps://debanderic.wordpress.com/2014/11/17/rage/2014-11-19T11:56:33+00:00monthlyhttps://debanderic.wordpress.com/2014/10/23/may-contain-nuts/https://debanderic.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/dsc01427.jpgDSC01427Working at height with no safety gear at allhttps://debanderic.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/dsc01426.jpgDSC01426https://debanderic.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/dsc02387.jpgDSC02387https://debanderic.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/dsc02386.jpgDSC02386https://debanderic.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/dsc02383.jpgDSC02383To fix that leaky roof you need a ladderhttps://debanderic.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/dsc02381.jpgDSC02381A home made ladder for scrambling onto the roof at Kombolcha Institute of Technology2014-11-03T12:13:00+00:00monthlyhttps://debanderic.wordpress.com/2014/09/30/pause-for-thought/https://debanderic.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/imgp9851.jpgIMGP9851https://debanderic.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/imgp9987.jpgIMGP9987https://debanderic.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/imgp0223.jpgIMGP0223https://debanderic.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/imgp0130.jpgIMGP0130https://debanderic.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/imgp9981.jpgIMGP9981Lake Langano at Bishangarihttps://debanderic.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/imgp9936.jpgIMGP9936This young lady made coffee for us on our first day. https://debanderic.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/imgp0187.jpgIMGP0187https://debanderic.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/imgp0177.jpgIMGP0177https://debanderic.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/imgp0175.jpgIMGP0175https://debanderic.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/imgp0218.jpgIMGP0218Everyone wanted to try out the binoculars2014-10-04T20:00:11+00:00monthlyhttps://debanderic.wordpress.com/2014/09/16/purple-stamps/https://debanderic.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/dsc00320.jpgDSC003203 purple stamps are required to make any letter 'official'2014-09-18T15:37:05+00:00monthlyhttps://debanderic.wordpress.com/2014/07/23/mango/https://debanderic.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/eric-picking-mangoes.jpgEric picking mangoesEric mango pickinghttps://debanderic.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/mangoes-on-the-tree.jpgMangoes on the treeRipe for the pickinghttps://debanderic.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/eric-eating-mango.jpgEric eating a ripe mangoEric is in heaven as he eats a perfectly ripe mango straight from the tree2014-07-27T17:20:31+00:00monthlyhttps://debanderic.wordpress.com/2014/07/22/the-tempest/2014-08-06T08:06:59+00:00monthlyhttps://debanderic.wordpress.com/2014/07/16/childs-play/https://debanderic.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/img_0424.jpgIMG_0424Virtually all the children love paper, paints, crayons and pencils...rare commodities in Ethiopiahttps://debanderic.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/img_0364.jpgIMG_0364Basic woodwork is one of the skills the kids can learnhttps://debanderic.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/dsc00150.jpgDSC00150The Kombolcha Skills Training Centre has lots of spacehttps://debanderic.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/dsc00127.jpgDSC00127We have fun!https://debanderic.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/img_0427.jpgIMG_0427Saturday mornings always end with tea and breadhttps://debanderic.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/img_0420.jpgIMG_0420Frustration was one of the very few games that the centre hadhttps://debanderic.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/img_0399.jpgIMG_0399Old fashioned treadle machines are the norm and are the best choice...tough as old boots and will work regardless of the power situationhttps://debanderic.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/img_0395.jpgIMG_0395The kids will concentrate for ages on painting and drawing2014-09-30T09:46:43+00:00monthlyhttps://debanderic.wordpress.com/2014/06/26/the-senses/2014-06-29T08:45:11+00:00monthlyhttps://debanderic.wordpress.com/2014/06/21/gender-mind-your-language/2014-06-21T21:26:29+00:00monthlyhttps://debanderic.wordpress.com/2014/06/11/officially-yours/2014-06-21T21:13:14+00:00monthlyhttps://debanderic.wordpress.com/2014/06/04/soudough-starter-and-bread-recipes/https://debanderic.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/bread.jpgBreadFirst batch of Kombolcha 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hithttps://debanderic.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/imgp8410.jpgIMGP8410Just about everyone was on their feet dancinghttps://debanderic.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/imgp8393.jpgIMGP8393And of course there was a coffee ceremony presided over by Fasika, one of the older girlshttps://debanderic.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/imgp8333.jpgIMGP8333Tucking in!https://debanderic.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/imgp8614-cropped.jpgIMGP8614 CROPPEDhttps://debanderic.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/imgp8538.jpgIMGP8538Splashing in the lake is a new experiencehttps://debanderic.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/imgp8267.jpgIMGP8267Lazing on a sunny afternoon in the summertimehttps://debanderic.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/imgp8253.jpgIMGP8253Bat and ball games and balloons2014-05-20T04:57:21+00:00monthlyhttps://debanderic.wordpress.com/2014/05/12/four-funerals-and-a-wedding-1-the-sad-subject-of-death/2014-05-12T10:10:38+00:00monthlyhttps://debanderic.wordpress.com/2014/04/08/the-sound-of-silence/https://debanderic.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/wusha.jpgWushaWusha, our compound dog, not so happy to have his afternoon siesta disturbedhttps://debanderic.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/mosque.jpgMosqueOur neighbourhood mosque2014-05-12T06:38:00+00:00monthlyhttps://debanderic.wordpress.com/2014/03/28/travelling-through-history-4-who-knows/https://debanderic.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/dsc012181.jpgDSC01218Priest in Tigrayhttps://debanderic.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/imgp7468.jpgIMGP7468The steel frames of the UNESCO-installed canopies are not to everyone's tastes but they are doing a good jobhttps://debanderic.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/imgp7450.jpgIMGP7450The large canopies erected by UNESCO are doing a great job in protecting some of the churches of Lalibela from further damagehttps://debanderic.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/imgp7441.jpgIMGP7441Young deacons studying and practicing chants with priests in lalibelahttps://debanderic.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/imgp7411.jpgIMGP7411Erosion of the sandstone is a big problem in Lalibelahttps://debanderic.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/imgp7563.jpgIMGP7563Part of the collapsed stele in the main stelae field of Axumhttps://debanderic.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/dsc01054.jpgDSC01054Lalibela doorway2014-04-07T07:06:12+00:00monthlyhttps://debanderic.wordpress.com/2014/03/27/travelling-through-history-3-the-rock-hewn-churches-of-the-gheralta-region-of-tigray/https://debanderic.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/imgp7772-copy.jpgIMGP7772 - CopyOur group getting ready to climbhttps://debanderic.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/imgp7816-copy.jpgIMGP7816 - CopyMy view as I sat and waitedhttps://debanderic.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/imgp7815-copy.jpgIMGP7815 - CopyThe view from the top of that gully climb shows how high we were gettinghttps://debanderic.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/imgp7809-copy.jpgIMGP7809 - CopyThis is where walking became climbinghttps://debanderic.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/imgp7802-copy.jpgIMGP7802 - CopyThis young girl was carrying grain from market to her home. She will have walked at least 25 km before lunch, half of it carrying a 10 kg loadhttps://debanderic.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/imgp7843.jpgIMGP7843Eric and co get to the top and take a moment to look at the viewhttps://debanderic.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/imgp7831.jpgIMGP7831https://debanderic.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/dsc01256.jpgDSC01256All the churches possess ancient manuscript books like this one at Abuna Gebre Mikael, prepared from goatskin that are still in daily use hundreds of years after they were madehttps://debanderic.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/dsc01245.jpgDSC01245The solid rock columns are carved and highly decoratedhttps://debanderic.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/dsc01243.jpgDSC01243Domed ceiling of Abuna Gebre Mikael2014-04-07T07:09:25+00:00monthlyhttps://debanderic.wordpress.com/2014/03/19/travelling-through-history-2-lalibela/https://debanderic.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/steps.jpgStepsEverything was carved from a single piece of stone, including the staircases and doorwayshttps://debanderic.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/the-view-from-our-hotel-the-cliff-edge.jpgThe view from our hotel, the Cliff EdgeWhat a view to wake up to!https://debanderic.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/ben-abeba-restaurant.jpgBen Abeba restaurantBen Abeba restaurant, Lalibelahttps://debanderic.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/cliff-edge-hotel.jpgCliff Edge HotelCliff Edge Hotelhttps://debanderic.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/hailu-our-guide.jpgHailu our guideHailu our guidehttps://debanderic.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/matthew-joins-the-priests.jpgMatthew joins the priestsMatthew is invited to join the priestshttps://debanderic.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/watching-people-shelter-from-the-rain-in-a-tunnel-entrance.jpgWatching people shelter from the rain in a tunnel entranceI watched people shletering in the entrance to a tunnel s the rain came downhttps://debanderic.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/bet-giyorgis-entrance.jpgBet Giyorgis entranceBet Giyorgis entrancehttps://debanderic.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/bet-giyorgis-3.jpgBet Giyorgis 3Bet Giyorgishttps://debanderic.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/the-river-jordan-lalibela-style.jpgThe River Jordan Lalibela style2016-05-22T20:01:47+00:00monthlyhttps://debanderic.wordpress.com/2014/03/18/travelling-through-history-1-axum/https://debanderic.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/precision-engineering1.jpgPrecision engineeringAt the tombs of Kaleb and Gebre Meskel you can see some incredible examples of craftsmenship. how did they manage to cut stone this accurately nearly 2,000 years ago?https://debanderic.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/kids-in-the-quarry1.jpgKids in the quarryExploring the quarry, we were besieged by kids who all wanted to accompany us. Some were selling porcupine quills. https://debanderic.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/500-tons-of-fallen-stone1.jpg500 tons of fallen stoneRemhai's stele is thought to have collapsed during or shortly after it was erected. Oops!https://debanderic.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/the-home-of-the-ark-of-the-covenant1.jpgThe home of the Ark of the CovenantThis unassuming building is where the Ark of the Covenant is said to reside. A building of great significance to many Christianshttps://debanderic.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/tomb-in-the-stelae-field1.jpgTomb in the stelae fieldThis tomb lies in the main stelae field near where the stele collapsed. It has three shaft tombs that now act as skylightshttps://debanderic.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/the-carving-begins1.jpgThe carving beginsIn the quarry it is possible to find where work had started to create further stelaehttps://debanderic.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/king-ezana-stone1.jpgKing Ezana stoneKing Ezana' stone which sets out the deal between the king and his peoplepraises God for his help in conquering Yemen. Also it threatens death to anyone who moves the stone! In Ge'ez, Sabean and Greekhttps://debanderic.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/stelae-field-axum1.jpgStelae field AxumThe main stelae field in Axum: view from the yeha Hotelhttps://debanderic.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/the-lioness-of-gobedra-with-visitors1.jpgThe lioness of Gobedra with visitorsThe lioness of Gobedra with visitors2014-03-20T16:14:13+00:00monthlyhttps://debanderic.wordpress.com/2014/03/13/a-quiet-night-in/2014-03-13T10:39:55+00:00monthlyhttps://debanderic.wordpress.com/2014/02/27/a-bitter-taste/https://debanderic.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/slashed-bag-small.jpgSlashed bag SMALLEric's beautiful new Bermero bag, bought in Addis Ababa only a couple of weeks ago, slashed by some pick-pocketing scallywag.2014-03-01T18:15:16+00:00monthlyhttps://debanderic.wordpress.com/2014/02/25/development-wears-a-corrugated-metal-roof/https://debanderic.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/omondi-88bb084fcb0504992f9e223d486977a2195f23a1-s40-c85.jpgFeatured Image -- 3562014-02-25T15:29:50+00:00monthlyhttps://debanderic.wordpress.com/2014/02/20/beetroot-in-facebook-land/https://debanderic.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/beetroot-latkes.jpgBeetroot latkesBeetroot latkes and sweet chili dipping sauce, inspired by KT and Bill Granger2014-02-22T19:20:20+00:00monthlyhttps://debanderic.wordpress.com/2014/02/19/it-never-rains-but-it-pours/2014-02-21T11:29:23+00:00monthlyhttps://debanderic.wordpress.com/2014/02/14/designed-by-committee/https://debanderic.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/img_1132.jpgIMG_1132Waiting for loadinghttps://debanderic.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/more-teff.jpgMore TeffCamels carrying teff straw on the mountainside behind Kombolchahttps://debanderic.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/img_0464.jpgIMG_0464Camels heading towards town on route 12014-02-14T10:23:42+00:00monthlyhttps://debanderic.wordpress.com/2014/02/12/dinner-by-candlelight/https://debanderic.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/imgp7016.jpgIMGP7016Cooking by candlelight: Deb boils pasta on our coffee charcoal brazierhttps://debanderic.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/imgp7044.jpgIMGP7044Arakeshhttps://debanderic.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/imgp7037.jpgIMGP7037Allemhttps://debanderic.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/imgp7060.jpgIMGP7060Roast veg with fennel seedshttps://debanderic.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/imgp7058.jpgIMGP7058Cooking dinner on our charcoal brazier. A head torch is a valuable asset in Ethiopiahttps://debanderic.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/imgp6994.jpgIMGP6994Deb making the Sunday morning coffee Ethiopian style2014-02-12T09:33:40+00:00monthlyhttps://debanderic.wordpress.com/2014/02/10/no-peace-for-the-wicked-or-deb/2014-02-11T05:38:28+00:00monthlyhttps://debanderic.wordpress.com/2014/02/03/326/2014-02-10T06:18:13+00:00monthlyhttps://debanderic.wordpress.com/2014/01/28/ode-to-joy/https://debanderic.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/img_03461.jpgIMG_0346The girls won their tug of war toohttps://debanderic.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/img_0363.jpgIMG_0363The Kombolcha Skills Centre grouphttps://debanderic.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/img_03221.jpgIMG_0322Sami, one of the most amazing people we have met in Ethiopiahttps://debanderic.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/img_0242.jpgIMG_0242View of Dessie from the museumhttps://debanderic.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/img_0339.jpgIMG_0339Kombolcha boys win the tug of warhttps://debanderic.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/img_0244.jpgIMG_0244The Dessie museum was shut!https://debanderic.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/img_02381.jpgIMG_0238The bus sports a very fine banner2014-04-07T07:10:23+00:00monthlyhttps://debanderic.wordpress.com/2014/01/23/getting-around/https://debanderic.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/bus-with-roof-load.jpgLevel 1 bus with roof loadLevel 1 bus with roof well and truly loadedhttps://debanderic.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/img_0087.jpgCamels in transitCamels in transithttps://debanderic.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/overloaded-van.jpgOverloaded vanhttps://debanderic.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/sheep-on-roof.jpgSheep on the roofSheep on a hot tin roofhttps://debanderic.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/photo0050.jpgPhoto00502014-02-09T18:12:02+00:00monthlyhttps://debanderic.wordpress.com/2014/01/12/296/https://debanderic.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/textile-meeting-no-1.jpgTextile meeting No 1This was our first meeting of the Kombolcha Best Practice group2014-01-22T11:50:40+00:00monthlyhttps://debanderic.wordpress.com/2014/01/07/sunday-walking/https://debanderic.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/small-6559.jpgSmall 6559We met this young herdsman high up on an open hillside, looking after his family's cattle.2014-01-12T14:16:08+00:00monthlyhttps://debanderic.wordpress.com/2014/01/02/my-beautiful-balloon/https://debanderic.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/photo0009.jpgPhoto0009https://debanderic.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/photo0006.jpgPhoto0006https://debanderic.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/photo0002_001.jpgPhoto0002_001https://debanderic.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/imgp6512.jpgIMGP6512My new kitchen courtesy of Eric and the local skills' centre2014-01-22T06:38:56+00:00monthlyhttps://debanderic.wordpress.com/2013/12/25/christmas-greetings/2013-12-30T13:18:41+00:00monthlyhttps://debanderic.wordpress.com/2013/12/23/lazy-sunday-afternoon/https://debanderic.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/imgp6391.jpgIMGP6391Ducks in flighthttps://debanderic.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/imgp6435.jpgIMGP6435Haystacks in constructionhttps://debanderic.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/imgp6437.jpgIMGP6437One of the children met by Eric during his walk to the monasteryhttps://debanderic.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/img_0067.jpgIMG_0067Deb's Amharic homeworkhttps://debanderic.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/img_0065.jpgIMG_0065Eric snoozing after his marathon walk2013-12-24T08:18:22+00:00monthlyhttps://debanderic.wordpress.com/2013/12/18/horses/https://debanderic.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/horse-and-cart.jpgHorse and cartA typical horse and cart for goodshttps://debanderic.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/horse-and-cart-at-old-market.jpgHorse and cart at old marketA typical horse and cart for passengers2013-12-18T18:11:55+00:00monthlyhttps://debanderic.wordpress.com/2013/12/17/back-where-i-belong/https://debanderic.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/img_0036.jpgIMG_0036The roadworks continue in Addis Ababa2013-12-18T12:58:24+00:00monthlyhttps://debanderic.wordpress.com/2013/11/27/rivers/https://debanderic.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/lorry-in-river.jpgLorry in riverAt the car washhttps://debanderic.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/horse-in-river.jpgHorse in riverLead a horse to water and it doesn't only drinkhttps://debanderic.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/water-from-the-river.jpgWater from the riverWater comes from the riverhttps://debanderic.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/washday-in-river-copy.jpgWashday in River - Copyhttps://debanderic.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/wash-in-river.jpgWash in RiverBathing in the river2013-12-02T12:51:48+00:00monthlyhttps://debanderic.wordpress.com/2013/12/02/morning-has-broken/https://debanderic.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/home-from-school.jpgHome from SchoolHome from schoolhttps://debanderic.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/overloaded-bus.jpgOverloaded busOverloaded? 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Unless you sit side-saddle, your feet are in the shower tray/https://debanderic.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/coffee-ceremony.jpgCoffee ceremonyAllum and Arakesh preparing our coffee ceremony welcomehttps://debanderic.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/kids.jpgKidsA couple of our new neighbours2013-10-07T19:21:21+00:00monthlyhttps://debanderic.wordpress.com/2013/09/30/phase-2/2013-10-04T06:50:23+00:00monthlyhttps://debanderic.wordpress.com/2013/09/28/contrasts/https://debanderic.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/smiling.jpgSmilingSo many warm welcomes and smiling faceshttps://debanderic.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/mother-and-baby.jpgMother and babyA mother and baby asking for almshttps://debanderic.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/construction-site.jpgConstruction siteA very large - and long- holehttps://debanderic.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/someones-home.jpgSomeone's homeSomeone's homehttps://debanderic.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/garden-centre.jpgGarden centreGarden centrehttps://debanderic.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/donkeys-outside-the-mall.jpgDonkeys outside the mallDonkeys outside our nearest mall, 50m from the hotelhttps://debanderic.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/lada-and-line-taxi-2.jpgLada and line taxi 2Our transport: Lada contract taxis and line taxis (minibuses)https://debanderic.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/imgp5936.jpgIMGP5936View from 2nd floor balcony, Holiday Hotel, Addishttps://debanderic.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/construction-site-and-plant.jpgConstruction site and plantMassive construction works for new water main, sewer and tramway2013-09-29T17:22:49+00:00monthlyhttps://debanderic.wordpress.com/2013/09/27/silver-linings/https://debanderic.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/imgp4084.jpgIMGP4084Meskel celebrations, Addis Ababahttps://debanderic.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/imgp4124.jpgIMGP4124Meskel celebrations, Meskel Square Addis Ababa2013-09-27T13:53:37+00:00monthlyhttps://debanderic.wordpress.com/2013/09/24/vso-moves/2013-09-30T12:36:33+00:00monthlyhttps://debanderic.wordpress.com/2013/09/22/79/https://debanderic.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/the-muddy-trek-to-the-vso-office.jpgThe muddy trek to the VSO officeWhen it rains the road to VSO is a mudbathhttps://debanderic.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/leaving-the-holiday-hotel-day-1.jpgLeaving the Holiday Hotel, day 1Crossing the road is a daunting prospect2013-09-23T12:56:16+00:00monthlyhttps://debanderic.wordpress.com/2013/09/20/stair-rods-on-steroids/2013-09-22T11:54:36+00:00monthlyhttps://debanderic.wordpress.com/2013/09/12/bedlam/2013-09-12T17:57:27+00:00monthlyhttps://debanderic.wordpress.com/2013/09/06/pretty-in-pink/2013-09-06T19:38:38+00:00monthlyhttps://debanderic.wordpress.com/2013/08/31/how-many-toothbrushes/2013-08-31T16:06:49+00:00monthlyhttps://debanderic.wordpress.com/2013/08/26/essential-footwear/https://debanderic.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/imgp5924.jpgIMGP59242013-08-31T09:01:06+00:00monthlyhttps://debanderic.wordpress.comdaily1.02018-01-15T15:40:55+00:00