Travel Arrangements

Hi Everyone:

Travel is very difficult here…even in Addis. Today we took a taxi (our regular taxi driver’s name is Kirma) to Sitota’s foster home. We had to push the taxi to get it started, poor Kirma’s battery had died. It stalled again in the middle of ‘a highway’ that was under construction. Out of the car again! and we pushed it again to get it started. The pollution is something else when you are on the streets of Addis. Today, both Erik and I thought we were in a need of puffer when we were sitting in the traffic jam.

Erik’s and my plan for next week is to go out to an ethnological museum tomorrow. It’s set within Haile Selassie's former Palace. Also, right after that I want to take Erik to St George Cathedral and Museum to find out more about the Orthodox church of Ethiopia. This is part of Erik’s Church History course. We’ll have to call upon Kirma’s and his driving services (he got his battery fixed while we were visiting Maija-Sitota).

Satu