Our Days

Tamirat has settled in so well. For breakfast, he loves pancakes, eggs, and orange juice. His school starts at 8:30. Bill runs Seth and Alex and I take Tamirat later. Everyday for lunch he takes 2 bananas, an orange, peanuts, and either crackers or bread. Water is his beverage of choice. He will not drink milk. I pick him up at 3:30 everyday and ask him if school was good and he always says yes with a smile. He comes home and plays Play Station World Soccer.

Dinner? He hasn't eaten anything American I have made. He will taste it but it is always a firm no. I have found some Ethiopian dishes that are easy to prepare so I guess he does have food to eat.

Tamirat loves sports! He loves NBA, PGA, Soccer, and even baseball. He is on a soccer team. We are still working on his player card so he can play in a game.

We have had regular contact with Amharic speaking Ethiopian/Americans. He has talked twice now with his "big brother" from the orphanage he was at. This boy has learned English using Rosetta Stone so the last conversation they had, Nebeyu, told his mom he asked Tamirat how he is liking it here. He said Tamirat really like it but he doesn't like the food. He and Nebeyu were close at the orphanage and we can call Nebeyu anytime. We also have a phone number for Teffi who is in Green Bay if we need Tamirat to understand something. The Lord has been providing for all our needs!