It was fun to see how birthdays are celebrated in Ethiopia. There is no birthday cake dripping with frosting, but instead a platter of sweetened bread, popcorn, oranges, bananas, and hard candies that is then adorned with a couple of candles. Tseyion could have cared less about the bread and fruit, but was all about the candy. It’s safe to say that she consumed at least a cavity’s worth of treats. I introduced a bit of American birthday culture by teaching everyone to sing “happy birthday.” Thank goodness they were all exceptional students because nobody should have to endure me singing a solo!
The birthday girl
Belete with his wife, Hannah, and their children…Tseyion and Yordanis
