On our other trips to the embassy, we looked nice. Showered, hair done, skirt on. Not on Friday. Unshowered, no makeup, jeans and white t shirt. Sorry! This time we answered questions and left with a passport and visa for Terefech. Sadly, the guards asked if we were really leaving this time or would we be back.
We spent the rest of the day playing, showering and getting ready to leave. Terefech was very excited to put on her airplane clothes (the kids all knew the word airplane) which she had wanted to put on for days. We headed to the airport with Ato Girma, the guest house manager, and were ecstatic to see that the line to get into the airport was non existent (yes, you line up to get in, it can be very, very, very long). Terefech had her first ever ride on an escalator (the only one in Ethiopia) and then we hung out for hours in the airport.
While waiting, several other parents arrived with their children (from other agencies). Rich and I both have to say it was rather uncomfortable to be the only white people in the airport and all holding Ethiopian babies. Just disconcerting. Something to think about.
The flight home was uneventful and we actually beat a family that had left the day before home because of delays. Terefech enjoyed the airplane, slept pretty well, and loved the DC airport. I was happy to have a burger and fries. We managed to get an earlier flight to Charlotte. Terefech really enjoyed that flight. She could see out of the window and we never went so high she couldn't see the ground. It was hard to keep her in her seat to get buckled up.
So happy to be home!!!!
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