Anne’s travelogue

Bright smile

Bright smile

Where did my mama go?

Where did my mama go?

AHOPE AIDS orphanage outside of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Photo Essay written 2 June 2008

We took donations to these kids orphaned by AIDS. We couldn't offer much more than to bring smiles to their faces for a day.

Balloons, boys and laundry

Balloons, boys and laundry

The reason I included two laundry pictures is because you can see the lady hanging out clothes in the first picture and that the clothes have already been taken down and replaced in the short time we were there. Clothes were washed by hand in a large galvanized sink. Ethiopia has a lot of rain at times. Just think how the laundry must pile up in the rainy season.

Bathroom for entire orphanage

Bathroom for entire orphanage

And this is for children with AIDS....

Innocence

Innocence

AHOPE AIDS Orphanage Near Addis

Wash day is Everyday.

Wash day is Everyday.

AHOPE AIDS Orpanage Near Addis

Next Door Neighbors

Next Door Neighbors

AHOPE AIDS Orphanage Near Addis

Anne Beach

Anne Beach has been a member since 1 June 2008 and goes by itchyfeet2844.

Currently in North Carolina, but wishes she were traveling..

I teach and find renewal in travel, but my budget usually wrecks my aspirations, so (Can you hear me sigh?), I'm searching for outside the box ways to get me out of my little box in Raleigh, NC. I like my little Raleigh box, but when I travel I feel my finger on the pulse of the world, I am moved by the commonality of human experience, my heart beats faster, my mind is enlivened, and my soul is fed. In 2006 I went to Rome, Italy; Ethiopia and Kenya, but my obsession became exaggerated not sate