Never in my wildest dreams did I think I would be backpacking in Lalibela, Ethiopia and celebrating the New Year in a random village there. Up until that day, I had spent each New Year with friends and family, but this New Year’s was different. I woke up early on New Year’s Eve, I had seen everything I wanted to see in Lalibela, so I wanted to spend this day relaxing. I walked down the street from my hostel searching for an authentic Ethiopian breakfast and I found a small, but crowded place filled with locals. After checking out the menu I decided to enter. As I took my seat,…