Just like when you have a biological child, the first months and specially the first weeks are the hardest for the parents.Our life changes completely and the adjustment of all the members of the family, the old ones and the new ones is pretty hard.This first month was difficult, not that I was very surprised [...]

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One of the things we bought in Addis in December was some Ethiopian music CDs. One of the drivers from the Guest House, Wendi, was always playing music in the car while he was driving us around town. One of his favorites was Eyob Mekonen.We never heard of this artist before and we ended [...]

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Black kids are cute too.But it seems for many people it’s not so.And how do I know? Only by going out with my children is enough to see a world of looks cast over us. And what looks!Unfortunately many see my children with not so good eyes. You could say that I’m a bit sensitive, [...]

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When we went to Ethiopia to pick up our children, we decided to stay at the Toukoul Guest House. One of the reasons was that it gave us the chance to bring the kids with us during the day so we could be in a more relaxed and private environment than the orphanage and get [...]

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