17. The Lake

Got up early this morning and took a boat out on the lake to see one
of the island monasteries. It was relatively unexciting, but we did
get to see some hippos and that was pretty sweet. then we (we being me
and two canadians i met yesterday...they are really cool) got these
mango, papaya, pineapple fruit drinks and sat in a sidewalk cafe in
the middle of the city with phil collins' 'said i love you but i lied'
(i think that was phil collins) blaring in the background. it made me
really happy.

I fly to Addis Friday morning and then the plan is to fly back home
late that night. if things work out i should be back saturday
evening. guess we will see.

Also, I watched the movie Montana Sky yesterday and i dont recommend
it. just a little tip.

Oh yeah, and I have been here for about 9 days now and the first day i
took 400 birr ($40) out of an atm and i still have 80 birr left. That
means that the entire trip has only cost about $30...plus flights
which were almost 100 times more. its so cheap over here.