Category Archives: Home life

Wheels

Posted on 9 Feb 2013 by lornaofarabia

I know a lot of you have been anxious for me to get to the end of the truck story. The car finally arrived a few days after I left for California, but sat in the parking lot well into … Continue reading →

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Adventures with Wolfy and Balto

Posted on 7 Feb 2013 by lornaofarabia

My daughter Alekka is away this week on her Grade 10 “Week without Walls” experience in northern Ethiopia.  Alekka took a camera on the trip; if she comes back with some good pictures, I think I’ll ask her to do … Continue reading →

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Guards! Guards!

Posted on 2 Dec 2012 by lornaofarabia

A few of my Facebook friends are surprised by the presence of guards in our lives here.  What are they guarding?  And what are they protecting it against? Guards are standard faranji household staff in Addis (“staff.” This is the … Continue reading →

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A faranji Thanksgiving

Posted on 26 Nov 2012 by lornaofarabia

We had to go to work on Thursday – it’s an international school, not an American one – but we had the day off Friday for mid-quarter.  It was a fine day for cooking, visiting with friends, and generally being … Continue reading →

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Ladybug, ladybug

Posted on 4 Nov 2012 by lornaofarabia

While we were away, the school conducted a full-day kitchen fire training for the faculty’s housemaids. Memo in my inbox: From: “Safety & Security Officer” To: “ICS staff” Sent: Tuesday, October 23, 2012 7:42:18 AM Subject: Fire demonstration Dear All, … Continue reading →

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The shipping news

Posted on 16 Oct 2012 by lornaofarabia

It’s here! And it didn’t even get rained on. I have my pillow!  My knives!  My iHome alarm clock!  My hiking boots! My Professor Snape and Nancy Pearl action figures! Ah, but you know, it’s like the day after Christmas.  … Continue reading →

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Game day

Posted on 9 Oct 2012 by lornaofarabia

Meet our new friends, Brian and Leslie. Leslie and I don’t see the resemblance, but teachers, parents, and students at the school can’t seem to tell us apart.  We wish we had a birr (that’s about a nickel) for every … Continue reading →

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Edgy

Posted on 5 Oct 2012 by lornaofarabia

Something I’m really looking forward to in the shipment (did I happen to mention that I miss my stuff?) is my good set of knives. The two big steel machetes that came with the apartment are not really ideal for … Continue reading →

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Terminal

Posted on 4 Oct 2012 by lornaofarabia

Our shipment arrived at the airport Monday.  Any lingering hope of seeing it delivered this week died with this most recent message from the school… Dear Andreas: Please be informed that in order to receive your personal effects first we … Continue reading →

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The kitchen is REALLY here

Posted on 24 Sep 2012 by lornaofarabia

Good news!  Our kitchen has been repainted and the workers are almost done installing the new cabinets and fixtures.  The stove isn’t hooked up yet so we have to use our old stove for now.  Unfortunately they moved it to … Continue reading →

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