Leaving Ethiopia

I fly out of Ethiopia tonight at 11 p.m., bringing this great trip to an end.

Things I will miss about Ethiopia:

* The many friends I made - ferengi and habesha. 

* That little intake of breath people take at the end of a sentence.

* Fresh squeezed orange juice and banana and avocado smoothies. 

* Greeting people with a handshake and shoulder bump. 

* The lighting of incense whenever they serve you coffee.

* The coffee.

* The daily kindness of strangers.

* Huge fig and sycamore trees.

* The shape of acacia trees on the horizon.

* Ethiopian time (everything moves slower here)

Things I won't miss about Ethiopia:

* "One birr."

* "You. You. You."

* "Ferenji!!"

* Shiro. Please, no more shiro.

* Ethiopian time (everything moves slower here) 

Things I missed about America:

* Charlie

* Hot showers

* Flushing toilets

* Cheese