Sunday, February 8, 2009

July 13, 2008

I woke up this morning realizing we are starting our journey home today. I was saddened by this. I have truly fallen in love with Ethiopia and do not want to leave. Eating breakfast, I realized it would be the last breakfast we would have together as a team--all of us being together.

After our team devotion time, we went shopping at a market to get any gifts or anything we wanted to buy. This was my first experience we having to bargain for a price. You already know you are being overcharged as it is, so you have to get them to come down in price. You also know this is how they make money to support their family so you don't want to come too far down.

We went out to dinner as a team. Dinner was a great time even though in the back of my mind I knew this was the last time we would all be together. After dinner we had to say some goodbyes. This was sad. The trip was coming to an end weather we wanted it to or not.

After arriving back at the guest house to pack and rest a bit before the flight, the staff had prepared coffee for us. The trip really was ending.

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