Attitude Re-adjustment

I had the afternoon off so I decided to do an "attitude re-adjustment" (a.k.a. take time for myself).  I went down to Lake Tana area and hung out there for a while.  I hired a bajaj to get there, had lunch by myself and enjoyed the quietness by the water.  Lunch itself, roasted lamb, was rather disappointing because it was absolutely tasteless and so dried out I could only eat a small portion. Nevertheless, the company was good (myself and the birds) and I took my time.

Relax and chill...

One of my companions for the afternoon

I decided to go for a walk to the Blue Nile Resort down the road (very posh) and came across an art exhibit by a couple of Ethiopian painters. The one artist seemed to know something about Canada because when he found out I was Canadian he said, "You have a very young prime minister and also very cool!"  Could it be because the Rastafarians (both Ethiopians and Jamaicans) like the idea of pot legalization? Makes you think...

I was supposed to meet a Bahir Dar University contact from 2016 at my hotel so just asked him to meet me at the lake. A colleague of his met us there as well. We had a wonderful visit, discussing academics, research and life in general as well as the business at hand which, incidentally, may result in more Ethiopian time in the future.

I decided it was time to relax for the evening in my room. As I got home I got another call from a class participant in my first assignment who wanted to get together on Saturday to discuss collaboration. I better stop taking these calls or I won't get home at all, and I really do want to see my wife again.