There and Back Again: Check..Check...Check and CHECK!

Monday, April 20, 2009

Check..Check...Check and CHECK!

Our house sells...check.
Chris gets a job at Sierra High School teaching ELA and part instructional coach...check.
I get a job at The University of Colorado, Colorado Springs in their teacher ed program, unbelievable...check.
We find a house, put in an offer, accept their counter and will be living in Manitou Springs, above...check.
Can't believe how things have fallen into place:)

5 comments:

Shawn said...: Congratulations! Sounds like everything is going well for you guys. And now maybe you can come to some of our group events! It would be great to meet you, Chris & Yonas.

Shawn; April 20, 2009 at 1:49 PM
jill p said...: hooray hooray. so darned excited for you three. the house looks like so much fun!!!!!; April 20, 2009 at 3:39 PM
Stefani said...: Congratulations guys! I love Manitou! SO happy everything has fallen into place. What is the house like? Is it near town?; April 20, 2009 at 4:37 PM
Anonymous said...: What good news!!! Back to Manitou Springs!!! And, you got a job at the University? Great!!!!! Can't wait to come visit again.....; April 21, 2009 at 6:29 AM
sawheeler said...: Congrats!!!; April 25, 2009 at 10:54 AM

Why Ethiopia?

• One in ten children die before their first birthday
• One in six children die before their fifth birthday
• 44% of the population of Ethiopia is under 15 years old
• 60% of children in Ethiopia are stunted because of malnutrition
• The median age in Ethiopia is 17.8 years
• 1.5 million people are infected with AIDS (6th highest in the world)
• 720,000 children have been orphaned by AIDS alone, and there are 4.6 million orphans in Ethiopia.
• Per capita, Ethiopia receives less aid than any country in Africa
• In the 90s the population (3%) grew faster than food production (2.2%)
• Drought struck the country from 2000-2002 (first year no crops, second year no seeds, third year no animals)
• Half the children in Ethiopia will never attend school. 88% will never attend secondary school.
• Coffee prices (Ethiopia’s only major export) fell 40-60% from 1998-2002.
• Ethiopia’s doctor to children ratio is 1 to 24,000.
• In 1993, after 30 long years of war, Eritrea broke from Ethiopia and became an independent nation leaving Ethiopia landlocked without any major seafaring ports.

There and Back Again

Monday, April 20, 2009

Check..Check...Check and CHECK!

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