Life in Addis Ababa

These are some pictures I've taken over the past several days in and around Addis. The guy with the camera is filming a wedding procession. They say this is a common practice. I don't think this guy properly understands the ramifications of the driver hitting the brakes at 60 km/hr when you're not strapped down. The picture of the guy pushing the trailer is a local garbage man. This is how they collect the trash in town. These guys are all over, sometimes one, sometimes two pushing the cart. The other picture is of a shoe shine "stand". These are on about every corner. The cost to have an excellent shine is 1 birr, which is 10 cents USD.

Life in Ethiopia

This picture was taken on December 13 on our drive south of Addis Ababa. It appears to be a woman and her son. The reality of life here in Ethiopia is overwhelming at times. Days like this really put our life in America in perspective. The fact the Dow Jones has dropped 6000 points in the past year seems totally irrelevant.

WACAP House

Here is a picture of Max with one of his caregivers at WACAP house. WACAP house is a transition home that our agency (WACAP) runs that allows them to take children from an orphanage once they are placed with a family and bring them to a better environment to wait for their new families to arrive. Max has been at WACAP house for over 2 months now. The caregiver to child ratio is excellent. They currently have about 12 children and plenty of help to give the children a great deal of attention. The facility is very safe and clean. We feel very fortunate that Max has been in their care.