Mr. & Mrs. Vandebilt + kids

There are two other Islanders staying at the guesthouse with us now, Steve and Chad Townsend. Steve is a pastor in Belmont, this is his third time in Addis. During… Read more

One of the biggest issues we run into traveling in the countries we have been in is that we are a very visible minority. We had become quite used to… Read more

Our main mode of transportation while we are in Addis has been public minivans.  They are all over the city and are the easiest way to get around – much… Read more

When Jim and Marion said they were traveling south to the Boorana tribe we decided we would join them to see what it was all about. They have been ‘front… Read more

The first weekend we were in Yabello we had the chance to go out to really rural Ethiopia. We packed our food, tents, sleeping bags and water for the two… Read more

Even though we were starting to hit our groove in Addis, we had an opportunity to travel south through Ethiopia with Jim and Marion. We spent a day driving from… Read more

Dawitt is a street boy in Addis. Jim and Marion have known him for a few years and we were introduced one afternoon. For the next couple of weeks we… Read more

Jacob and I spent three weeks in Addis Ababa. We ended up getting to spend about half of that time volunteering. We spent the majority of our volunteer time with… Read more

Addis is the home of Africa’s first and largest outdoor market. The entire market covers an area that’s probably the size of Charlottetown. You can find anything and everything there.… Read more

We’ve been in Addis Ababa for almost two weeks now and are just finally getting settled in. Africa is a completely different beast from anything else we’ve experienced and it’s… Read more