our ethiopian translators

Several people have asked me what my favorite part of Africa was.

It was definitely getting to know and making friends with our translators.

These guys all speak Amharic (official language in Ethiopia),

Oromifa (the language people speak in the village we went to),

and English—some of them speak even more than that.

[What kind of place is America, where most people only speak one language?]

Most of the translators are LDS and are preparing to serve missions.

They were all so friendly and so adorable. I miss them.

Eshetu, a boy from the village, and me

Working in the medical clinic with Tamrat

Gideon and me in the teaching tent

Temesgen trying to draw me

Tamrat (aka Tammy (pronounced "Tommy")) and me under the orange tent

Gideon, me, Eshetu

Demelash and Abiyu painting the school

Same name: Beka and Becca

Demelash fell in love with my 17-year-old sister.

Seriously, in love.

At one point he said to me, "She is my heart, my soul."

He also told me she's the most-beautiful sister.

Thank you, Demelash.

Elshaday (aka Elshie) being gangsta

Tamrat, Demelash, me, and Eshetu on our last day in the village

Eshetu playing "waterfall"