Melkam Fasika/Happy Easter!

 Ethiopian lent is 55 days long and Catholic one is 40 days long. I know couple of people that are Catholic and they give up their beer or coffee for lent.. Ethiopian Lent MAN.. You will go vegan for the whole 55 days, give up your breakfast, some hardcore once give up lunch too. It is recommended you sleep on the floor, not on bed and some devout couples even sleep apart for the whole time and they are not filing for divorce. :)

And this is your price at the end/DORO wat 

It is nice to be back to MN... Warming up and people are running and biking around the lakes. I had a wonderful time in Ethiopia. The Medicine Department had a farewell party for me and I earned a new name DR.FIRA. Fira means a relative.

Internal medicine residents, Interns and Staff docs. 

Traditional Arsi garment presented to me by Department of Medicine 

From right Bekele, Dageme, Godana, Me, Yitbareke Internist and at the end on the left ER doc/Temesgan 

The resident office finally done!

Prior pics for comparison of the resident office being demolished/was an old bathroom 

TEJ/Ethiopian Honey Wine 

Me learning how to make a scarf

MY ride in Adama 

Family picnic 

Beer time with DAD

Last dinner Before departure 

See you back  in June Ethiopia!

Now am am ready to be a nocturnist by night and a DADDY/BABA by day!.

I got a cool Big brother.. don't mess with me 

----to be continued in June