I arrived to Addis late-ish Wednesday night. Thursday morning, I woke up at 3:45, attempted to "meditate"/sleep some more, and finally got out of bed to get ready for a full day at the office at 6am.
Thursday morning, this was my morning commute. Far cry from my 60 minute, climate-controlled drive down the highway.
Thursday morning, this was my morning commute. Far cry from my 60 minute, climate-controlled drive down the highway.
11)
15 minute walk on a dirt/crumbling stone path
along the main thoroughfare behind a man carrying a load of firewood. A
gaggle(?) of donkeys were being herded down one of the side streets – not sure
where they were off to.
22)
My coworker Mung San (who is also staying at Cherokee
House) decided to bypass the 20 minute wait in a single-file line for the
quicker mini-bus, so we hopped on one bound for a less-direct route.
33)
10 minute mini-bus ride, which was not
overcrowded because apparently the drivers knew there was a traffic police stop
along the way so he actually followed the rules. We were still stuck in
the back of the 12 passenger van, in the least popular seat, but the pollution
wasn’t too bad yet in the morning so we cracked one of the windows and it was
fine.
44)
We got out at another mini-bus stop, crossed the
2 lane traffic circle, and waited for another coworker on the other side to
pick us up.
55)
10 minute ride in Desalegn’s (our finance
manager) car. Probably an early 90s Toyota Corolla?
And now I’ve had my morning coffee and am getting caught up
on email on the slightly faster than dial up connection. The sun is
shining and the birds are chirping and it is really lovely here in the office!
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