Happy Easter (or Mehlkahm Faseekah in Amharic)! We are trying to learn a tiny bit of Amharic, although I am certain we will just embarrass ourselves in Ethiopia. On Saturday we all went with my friend Sara and her adopted Ethiopian son to a tiny, very authentic Ethiopian restaurant in Southfield owned by a beautiful Ethiopian woman. She came out to welcome us and was very happy to learn of our new kids coming soon. We had a terrific traditional meal of injera (flat bread made with teff, a grain unique to Ethiopia) and many traditional dishes. We also had a traditional coffee ceremony. The owner came to our table with coffee beans roasting in a pan for us to smell while she was roasting. Then she ground them by hand and brewed us a tiny pot of incredibly strong and spicy coffee and served it to us along with a dish of burning frankincense that we were supposed to smell while we drank the coffee. Very cool.
While we were talking with the owner, she told us that Tinsaye is pronounced "tin-SIGH". We have been pronouncing it incorrectly, which is super embarrassing, but at least we know before we go. More importantly, she told us that "tinsaye" literally means "resurrection". How cool and amazing is that? Especially at Easter, when our adoption was finalized on Holy Thursday. Another Easter blessing!
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