Wifi to the rescue!

Hey everybody! So we just got home for the evening and we are pretty tired…really hoping we will sleep good tonight. We started our day off with a big breakfast consisting of muffins, fruit, pancakes, cereal, tea and coffee. The cook is wonderful. After breakfast we ventured out onto the streets for the first time. First we went to a couple different cafes in search of an internet connection. We tried at Munch, the German bakery and then we tried at the Swiss Café. We tried…and failed. So we decided to return home and see what was going on here. We finally got an internet connection at the house! Which means that now, hopefully, we’ll be keeping up with our blogs. No promises though haha. Abraham has arranged a driver for us while we stay here with them and today he took us on a tour of the city. It was a great experience. We ate lunch at Blue Tops restaurant, saw some awesome animals [and big lions!] at a small zoo, visited the Sheraton Hotel and just drove around to simply get a feel for Addis. The contrast between rich and poor here is very extreme. For instance the very elaborate Sheraton Hotel, the nicest hotel in Africa, is surrounded by poverty and homes covered with tin roofs. It’s crazy though because it seems as if the people who are out on the streets, the people with no food and no home, hold the most joy, love and happiness. The people living in luxury are missing that happiness and that joy in their lives. Happiness, joy and love don’t come from anything the world has to offer. It’s like we talked about on Monday night during the Bible study. It’s all about fellowship, being together with one another and relying upon God. We had our first official Ethiopian meal tonight at the Cherokee House and we met many more friends from different places. We felt a little more at home being round people from North Carolina haha. We also had a lot of fun talking to Abraham’s son after dinner. We had a lot of fun today. Tomorrow we go to Destiny school! It’s ten o clock here so we’re going to be getting ready for bed soon. Goodnight everyone! Hopefully more updates tomorrow!