7 minutes and 31 seconds of procrastination

If your looking to waste approximately 7 and a half minutes you could check out my driving tour of a bit of Addis Ababa.  One of the things I dislike about living in Addis is that it's not a walk-able city.  We live too far away from school or stores and while the local population walks or takes blue donkeys (taxi vans) everywhere; it's not advisable for diplomats.  Especially not alone with my three children.  And anyway, there isn't much to walk to!  I initiated Ashlynn in the joy of riding in a stroller a few weeks back at the embassy when I had to run some errands.  She loved it! Poor girl has only had that one ride. I really missing walking to parks and shops and dinner and well...anywhere.

I'm sure I'll become more adventurous as Ashlynn gets older and I have an opportunity to get out in Addis and photograph more of the city.  For now, I see A LOT of the inside of our compound (especially now that's it's rainy season) and what I do see of Addis is from the window of my car as we drive to and from places (usually preschool or the grocery store).

On a side note, the background song on the video is my theme song for our life in Addis Ababa.  No. I'm not kidding. If a reality show is ever made of our life overseas, Of Monsters and Men- From Finner would be the theme song.  The lyrics very beautifully describe our existence here in Ethiopia.  The entire album is sensational.  Believe me.  Maybe YOU need a theme song!  


video here at YouTube