When we arrived at our mid-service conference and learned that our team building activity would be BOWLING we looked at each other in astonishment. Addis has a bowling alley?!?!?! Indeed it does…circa 1950. Shoes with paper-thin soles, human pin-setters, a ceiling that looked like it was held up by a prayer, and our Ethiopian PC colleagues who had never before seen a bowling alley let alone attempted to bowl, made this a truly unforgettable event. And get this….I bowled the best score of my life—236.
The bowling shoes (I’m sure that they were circa 1950 as well) added the perfect finishing touch to Liz’s ensemble.
Bowling the best score of my life was truly a feat given the head hazard that I had to factor into my approach.
Our mini-team: Dave, Megan, Nan, Me and Fisha
Although neither Megan or I consider ourselves bowling alley junkies, it was fun to do something that was not only familiar, but reminded us of home.
