We love & believe in YOU, Camp Addis!

It was a super quick trip to Ethiopia but time did not limit the ability of the Camp Addis team to fill my heart and utterly impress me with their thoughtfulness and incredible dedication to camp. The purpose of this trip was to do a criteria visit which assesses the quality and safety standards of the camp program. And this team set the bar high!

I flew in late Monday night, where I made a friend, Lual, in the airport parking lot. Neither of our hotel shuttles were anywhere to be found and neither of us had local phones, so we put our heads together to figure out a ride...and eventually we did thanks to a taxi driver who let us borrow his phone! From Tuesday to Thursday we were at the site. The camp site is about an hour (more like two with traffic) from Addis Ababa. It was an honor and such a joy to join in the sweet Camp Addis magic, pick up some new dance moves (eskesta, traditional shoulder dancing), eat my first bites of Ethiopian food, and learn 'thank you' in Amharic...amase ganulu :)

Back in Addis, the criteria team ventured out for a full Ethiopian meal including a fasting platter, a taste of tej, coffee, and espris. Tej is a honey wine and espris is a layered fruit drink with avocado, mango, guava and banana.

Right now, Haley and I are waiting in the star alliance lounge waiting to head to Istanbul. #friendswithbenefits

I'll post again soon when I'm in Turkey!

Hugs,

M