Coffee Factory tour

Crew has been sleeping through the night with a couple feedings in the middle.  We are feeling pretty rested, especially Justin who seems unable stay awake past 9:00.  We had a leisurely morning before going to a coffee factory for a tour and some coffee.  It was a very informal tour.  It was lead by a gentleman who spoke extremely quietly next to loud machines and English was his 3^rd language.  From what we gathered, Ethiopia grows their coffee in the east and west portions of the country.  It is moved to this plant in the city to be process and roasted.  It is then sorted into groups.  The quality beans are sent to large companies like Starbucks and sold in the US and Europe.  The beans that do not pass the quality test are sold to local merchants and used at coffee shops in the city.  There were tons of ladies that worked there.  The process is extraordinary manual.  In the states, there probably would be 5 people manning the entire place, but there were over 100 women there working and it was a slow day.  We were told that most Ethiopians roast their own beans in pans over an open flame.  Coffee is a large part of the cutler and people are invited to homes for coffee to talk for several hours.

For lunch we enjoyed a nice Mexican meal.  We did not expect them to have Mexican in Ethiopia.  Justin thought the nachos were the best he had ever had.  They had freshly made salsa and guacamole.  We got a little adventurous with that food and so far are living to tell the tale.  This afternoon, we are relaxing and playing with Crew.  We are playing in the dark as its raining and the power is out.  No connection between the two, just makes it dark with no lights and the clouds covering the sun.  We are not sure if you will read this today or not.  The power has been off 50% of the time this week.  They have a generator, but it does not run most of the time.  Crew is starting to feel comfortable with the surrounding living area.  He is starting to play with toys, crawl around, and make some noises.  We are excited to receive the immigration documents tomorrow.  Justin is not comfortable until the process is fully complete and the documents are in hand.