A few other details...

...from our time at Yosef's house.

Before the coffee ceremony (detailed below), we ate a wonderful Ethiopian meal.  Most Ethiopian meals are taken with injera, which is made from a cereal called tef.  The injera is somewhat crepe-like--thin, and fried on a pan of the same characteristics, though the best injera is a bit sour.

You use pieces of injera to take up food.  In other words, no utensils.  Our meal consisted of a modestly spicy lentil stew, fried potatoes and carrots, and an injera already mixed with a spicy sauce.  I thoroughly enjoyed it.  Sandy and Peter were eagerly willing.

A local beer to wash down the meal.  The injera is rolled up on the left side of the plate.

Sandy, doing a great job trying new things!

After the meal and the coffee ceremony, the youngsters went outside.  Eventually, they fell to playing soccer.  

It was great fun to hear the other kids call out, "Peeturrr, pahhsss!"

And it was a marvelous pleasure and privilege to spend our afternoon with this delightful family in their very nice home.

Yosef and his family.  

The two boys to the left are neighbor kids that spent a good part of the time with us.  Peter is next to Yosef, and Elyas is next to Peter.

All the above...plus Sandy.