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One step in making food from inset, the false banana plant, is fermenting it in containers made from its leaves and bark. Inset is a staple food in Sidama and in other parts of southern Ethiopia.

Health Post

This is one of the Health Posts at my site, where Health Extension Workers weigh babies, administer vaccinations, counsel about and provide family planning methods, keep family health records, and provide health education on water, sanitation, hygiene and nutrition.

This week's produce from Hawassa.

Today I made a cauliflower, tomato, garlic stew with quinoa that my parents brought.

Blue Nile day trip

Debre Libanos monastery, Blue Nile Gorge, Portuguese Bridge and Gelada monkeys! Took a fantastic day trip with Debbie Ward and Mark Ward.

Comment from dad: "An incredible place, one of the oldest churches in Africa & we were given a tour by a monk during a service in the church's poorly lit basement, men dressed in white, chanting praise."

From mom 11/4

How many coffee ceremonies have we been to in Ethiopia? MANY!

From dad 11/4

The most important food grain in Ethiopia is one that most westerners don’t know: tef. Ethiopians grind it up & make a thin batter, pour it on a large pan on the fire& when it’s done it becomes injera, a flat kind of pancake that is the basis of most meals. Today we saw tef growing. So, from our time in Ethiopia, here is tef growing, the batter being poured in a restaurant & what a basic meal looks like.

From mom 11/3

Goodbye beautiful Hawassa.

Some views from the bus on the way back to Addis:

We are staying at this friendly hostel for our last two nights in Addis: