Category Archives: Addis Ababa

Stick a fork in me

Posted on 11 Jun 2015 by lornaofarabia

  I delivered the last loaves of the bread project to my customers two weeks ago. And today I delivered the last of the birr to Our Father’s Kitchen. So that makes me officially done. The project certainly was a much bigger … Continue reading →

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Graduation Day

Posted on 23 May 2015 by lornaofarabia

It was graduation day yesterday for my little Pookie. It’s trite, I know, but it seems like only yesterday she was reading Where’s Spot and illustrating Wolfy stories. Now she reads post-colonial Nigerian literature and writes up reports for USAID on agricultural development programs in rural … Continue reading →

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Up, up, and away

Posted on 25 Apr 2015 by lornaofarabia

A few weeks ago one of my colleagues sent out an email asking if any teachers were interested in going on a hot air balloon ride outside of Addis.  My days off have been filled with guests and trips recently … Continue reading →

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Senior prom

Posted on 10 Apr 2015 by lornaofarabia

Senior prom, ICS Addis Ababa style. High school prom plans are often complicated, but perhaps even more so when you are an international student.  Alekka’s British boyfriend graduated from ICS last year; this year he is enrolled at a university … Continue reading →

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The 1.6 days of Christmas

Posted on 18 Dec 2014 by lornaofarabia

Last December I posted a Christmas tree retrospective. The 2013 entry in that lineup was our lavender bush, which I neglected to put back out on the porch before departing for our Berlin/Barcelona winter holiday family extravaganza. The housekeeper watered … Continue reading →

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Cookies loved and lost

Posted on 16 Dec 2014 by lornaofarabia

I invited some ladies who bake over to my house last Sunday for a cookie exchange. We drank mulled wine on the front porch in the afternoon sun. December in Ethiopia is very pleasant, just like all the other months … Continue reading →

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Lights out

Posted on 24 Nov 2014 by lornaofarabia

Alekka filming a cooking video at home on “how to bake bread” for her Spanish class. Papi, encender el generador! Yup, this is pretty much how the baking has been going lately.

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At least I’m consistent

Posted on 1 Oct 2014 by lornaofarabia

I knew it would happen eventually when I saw it on a friend’s Facebook page. Now it’s already been a few weeks since a former NMHS colleague invited me to share my ten favorite books, and I’ve been tagged twice … Continue reading →

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BMOC

Posted on 23 Sep 2014 by lornaofarabia

One school day a couple of weeks ago, the first email of the morning was marked with a red “priority” arrow and contained this information from our director: There is a large adult male baboon on the loose in our … Continue reading →

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Home away from home

Posted on 29 Aug 2014 by lornaofarabia

Our school begins earlier than most. I was back at work August 5. Students started classes on the 12th. The first weeks of the term are always busy with gatherings: teacher meetings, assemblies, parent nights. This year those meetings more … Continue reading →

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