Birr-Dollar Conversion
Part of going to a foreign country is figuring out money exchange rates. I remember getting through immigration at the airport and going to exchange my money--I LOVED it because I handed the lady a $50 bill and she handed me a thick stack of birr! I felt rich as could be. It seems like a shallow thing to be thankful for, but the easy 20:1 conversion rate between the Ethiopian birr and the US dollar has made the world of difference in figuring out money matters. Today as family and friends, and the rest of the US are working on getting deals and steals in the chaos of Black Friday sales, it seems only American to have money on the mind. Today I am thankful that I learned to count by 20s in elementary school, and that the conversion rate is easy to follow!
