days and nights in Ethiopia

Last Thursday I returned from an interesting journey to Ethiopia. I'm quite sure that if I had eight years to describe the unique attributes of this country, I would still fall short.

Ethiopia is truly one of a kind.

I spent my 8 days in Addis Ababa, Zeway, Ambo and Belo. If you have heard of more than one of those cities, you get a prize.

Never colonized, Ethiopia has a distinct flare. It is not African, yet very African. It is not an Arab state, but the close proximity to the Middle East has made it's mark on the East African country.
Home of the African Union, Addis Ababa has more foreign embassies than any other capital in the world, except Washington DC. The Chinese, Korean and Japanese are all building roads with hopes to extract natural resources from the unexplored country.

My favorite aspect of being in Ethiopia was getting to know the people and spending time with my distant co-workers. Going into the homes were the most priceless moments of my trip. The people of Ethiopia are so hospitable.

It was also so interesting to see wild animals everywhere. On our drive to Belo we saw monkeys and baboons everywhere. The variety of birds living in Ethiopia is amazing. Each bird and their unique color and shape reminded me of the creative of our God.

Please enjoy the pictures above.

More on my trip to Ethiopia soon!

Josh
Peoria, AZ