Giraffes, Elephants and Foreign Foods...OH MY!

This last week has been full of fun and adventure! Since my fellow volunteer, Tiffany, left today back to the States, we were very blessed to get to spend some time doing "touristy" things! We started out by just hanging out with some friends. Selum, cooked us Ethiopian food at her home and it was absolutely AMAZING! The bread, in a way looks like a thin and flimsy sponge. all of the food is on one plate in the center of the table and you break pieces of the bread off and use it to pick up the other foods on the plate. It can get fairly messy, especially if your not experienced! Needless to say, I felt like a slob trying to eat!  Tray made a comment about us eating the same type of food that Jesus and His disciples ate...I have been throwing this thought around in my head. Even though the areas are quite a distance apart, it could still be likely. The thought of sitting around with friends breaking the same type of bread as Jesus himself might have eaten is kind of sweet (even if it's not true)! We are quickly getting to know some incredible people and their families! I love it and there are almost always people coming over to hang out! So while the lifestyle isn't quite so fast paced, time is always filled with people. It's so refreshing to be able to take time to spend with people instead of rushing about consumed in my own little world. With Tiffany leaving, there seemed to be a constant flow of people at the house. However, we were able to set aside Sat. to go to the elephant orphanage and the Giraffe park. The baby elephants were absolutely adorable! Only a rope separated those huge babies and us! Libby and Tiffany even got to pet them as they walked by. At the Giraffe Park we were able to feed the giraffes from a tower-like building. It is crazy how big those things are up close! They have the coolest looking tongues! The big thing to do is to put some of their food between your lips and the giraffe will "give you a kiss." Sounds crazy I know! But of course we took part! Let's be honest, how many times are you going to be close enough to kiss a giraffe?! Following the giraffe park, we stopped and ate some traditional Indian food. It was like nothing I have ever tasted. Some of it just strange, while other items were just plain delicious! It seems crazy that another week has passed. So much happens in a week that I can't possibly record it all at once. I will try to do a better job of updating this thing! Thanks for following! God Bless!