As we take a bus from Mombasa, Kenya to Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, a group of college students are on their cell phones posting on their social media feeds. They’re recording with so much joy and enthusiasm, saying, “Tanzania, we are coming!” They record it, watch it, laugh, watch it Read more…
Moment #1 – Arrival The moment we land in Kenya, I note the difference from Ethiopia. As I look out the airplane window, the sky is sky blue and the sun is shining. The earth is red and brown due to dryness. Ethiopia is cool due to the elevation and Read more…
Miki and I have spent the first leg of our trip in Ethiopia. Our flight landed in Addis Ababa early in the morning on September 8, and my mother-in-law, Aynie, picked us up from the airport. I haven’t seen her in three and a half years – it was so Read more…