I almost forgot to mention--Saturday we had the opportunity to tour the
city on an Englishesk Double Decker Bus. As you can imagine from seeing
the picture that I included, we stuck out like a soar thumb... in a hand
model convention. I must say we had mixed reviews over the course of the 2 1/2 hour trip. Some pointed, some snapped pictures of us (I thought I was the tourist!), while others yelled various words and phrases in English (everything from you... you! to four letter expletives... I'm sure glad they're teaching them English! hehe). Others just pointed... some used the pointer finger and others just kept waving their middle finger at us. We just smiled and waved back... with our whole hand of course. It was pretty funny at times. The bus ride gave us an incredible opportunity to see the city from above. It's just not smart to whip out a digital camera in the market... unless you're selling it.... and with a price of your pride.One quick funny story - Gina heard her name being yelled out, which in the US wouldn't be so weird, but in Ethiopia... she's probably the only Gina within miles. So, she kept looking and to her surprise, she saw some of her Ethiopian VBS kids running after the bus. That happened several times. I saw one of my students as well, but he didn't run after the bus. He just waved... using his whole hand :) hehe.
1 comment:
Funny story. Sounded like a neat experience. Hope you captured it on video.
We'll see you at the airport in a little over a week. We'll be the ones waving at you near baggage claim. With our whole hand, of course. hehehe ;-)
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