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Sights, sounds and smells of Addis...

19 May, 2013 | 0 COMMENTS

So I've arrived safely in Addis, and have spent the first day in Bingham, I'm sitting down to write this post on their not-too-shabby fibre optic internet. Nice!!It is amazing, there is a lot that has changed in the 3 years since I've been here, but most of it seems so familiar. The sights while driving, the crazy traffic, the occasional power cuts (which happen exactly when the football is showing). The dogs at night, the mosque in the morning, the crazy bird songs. Even the smells,...

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A new start... of blogging

17 May, 2013 | 0 COMMENTS

So! It's been nearly 6 years since I initially set off for Ethiopia, way back in 2007, about 3 since I've been there, back in 2010. Now I'm leaving on Saturday to return for 5 weeks. As a certain former house mate of mine would say: "Yee Hawww!"I'm heading back on my cross cultural bible college placement. Some have suggested that this won't be much of a cross cultural experience for me, but however. I'm going out again with SIM, on a "Vision trip". I have just finished m...

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Croc hunting in Awash

6 May, 2009 | 0 COMMENTS

Work continues at a regular rate. The IT teacher who will be taking over next year has come for a visit for a few days to get the hang of things as neither Dick nor I will be there when he starts in August. He is a brand new teacher, like I was when I started. I think he is really looking forward to starting into teaching and it’s great to be able to give him all the advice on how to get the hang of teaching and living here. He is staying with Brian and me in our house and I think that already...

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Bahir Dar

22 April, 2009 | 0 COMMENTS

And yet again, it has been a very long time since I posted last. I think this time is weeks. Sorry about that, things are getting busy, as I knew they would, towards the end of school. I will endeavour to post as frequently as I can.So our Coke problem has been sorted, I see it even made the BBC news. However, the foreign currency problem is on-going; the government here even confiscated 17,000 tons of coffee beans that were being held by the coffee growers, hoping for a better price. The govern...

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Bouldering at Portuguese Bridge

6 April, 2009 | 0 COMMENTS

Arrgh; further and predictable internet problems have delayed this post even further than it would originally have been finished.So the year continues to advance at a frightening rate. Time is flying by, it’s almost Easter Break. People are looking forward to some time off, and gearing up for the busiest term. Think I’ll be going hunting over break with one of the other teachers and a couple of the students. Looking forward to it!Last weekend was the annual Bingham Student talent show. There...

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