last goodbyes/ first peeks

 Mom blaming a fart on someone, I'll assume.

Family gathering on the edge of the world, Lapush, WA

  New apartment smirk

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 Other side.

 Theatre teacher Jen with Dawit's little sister.  Sorry I'm bad at pictures.

 Trip to Ethiopian Heritage Museum.  Painting Title: "Africa"

 Another museum artifact.  Each frame is captioned by Ge'ez, the ancient script of the Axumite Empire still used in Ethiopian Church services.  I can't read it, but it strikes me as one of the earliest comics I've ever seen--of course unmentioned by any history of comics I know of.

Biggest fedora in the world, or King Menelek II's crown?

 Haile Selasie's Thrown.  The size doesn't really come through. At 5'3" Selasie would have really made it pop.

 A big holiday church service.  Apparently the structure was finish last year.  Never saw the inside.
--I'm in a rush.  I don't have time to connect my clauses.

 The school's awesome semi-permanent cabby, B'rook, has us over for a traditional coffee ceremony and popcorn. Never before had I really liked the taste of coffee, and then, I kinda did.  Sister and niece on the left.  Recently deceased dad framed on wall.

 New fancy apartments encroach on an old farmstead on the outskirts of Addis.  Gorgeous, eh?  I'm about three blocks from the school here.

 Ellen makes a point.  Actually two.

Campus HO! Ongoing construction there, and further on.  Every block has a building or two looking like this.

 Feast your eyes upon my bathroom.

 My bedroom.

My view.

 My front door.

The school library

 Security guard, Ah'snak, joins my campus jaunt

Our classrooms will be on the third floor of this building. 

 Hope University from said third floor.  I couldn't get into that big cone there. 

 The computer lab.  My arm is trying to block the glare. 

 University students hired as grass cutters.  Try to make out those sickles! 

Odudwe captures me and another security guard on camera.  Still collecting names.