Lunch at Bonzo's House

Bonzo, the nurse from the clinic invited us over to his house for lunch. Ethiopian people are very generous when they can be, so for him to invite us over was a huge honor. My parents first met Bonzo in 2007 on their first trip Ethiopia, so they've become good friends. Bonzo has been wanting them to come to his house for some time now. Bonzo's house is very nice for Ethiopian standards, he built it himself. He lives there with his new wife and several of his other extended family members, including some of his young siblings. Bonzo wanted to show us all his wedding photos and wedding video. It felt very American like....bragging over your wedding day...and it all seemed very western...a pretty white dress, posed photos, elaborate reception, long wedding video. They were very proud. Of course there was Pepsi and Mirinda to drink....very good!
Besides the fact that I wasn't feeling that well and wasn't really in the mood to be trying new things, I did try most of the food (it's polite to at least try it all) and most of it was okay...especially the fruit....that's really the only thing that I knew I was eating!

They had a "Christmas" tree all lit up and decorated. Bonzo said they do this for Christmas and Easter...and Easter was coming up.

A lot of the houses we went to didn't have any furniture...just cement floors and maybe a mattress, so I'm pretty sure his house was a nice house.
(DeAnna, Bonzo's little sister, me, Bonzo's wife, Bonzo, mom, and Randy)

Bonzo's motorcycle. Again, I think he is lucky to have some form of transportation. I'm not sure why Bonzo's wife would NOT look at the camera or smile for that matter! :)

Bonzo's little brother. I gave him a bouncy ball and some bubbles. Of course he loved them! Bonzo's father remarried a younger woman, so Bonzo has several young siblings....but his dad now lives in America...so Bonzo helps raise the kids.

Bonzo's little sister.