Washing the beans
This is Tsegey, a woman who operates a drug den where people come to chew Chat, smoke hashish, and other drugs. She runs this place next to where one of the students lives. She washed the coffee beans for the coffee.
From: Africa » Ethiopia » Addis Ababa Region » Addis Ababa
Unique among African countries, the ancient Ethiopian monarchy maintained its freedom from colonial rule, with the exception of the 1936-41 Italian occupation during World War II. In 1974 a military junta, the Derg, deposed Emperor Haile SELASSIE (wh... [read more]
Unique among African countries, the ancient Ethiopian monarchy maintained its freedom from colonial rule, with the exception of the 1936-41 Italian occupation during World War II. In 1974 a military junta, the Derg, deposed Emperor Haile SELASSIE (wh... [read more] Blog: Last Days in Addis
Date: February 7th 2006
Jan 30, 2006 Some general impressions of life in Addis, Ethiopia: Social customs are very different is some respects here. One oddity is that here, men hold hands with other men, when walking down a street. Women do the same with other women. However, it is taboo for a man and a woman to hold hands in public or exchange affection in public. So it is the complete opposite of North Americ ... read more
Date: February 7th 2006
Jan 30, 2006 Some general impressions of life in Addis, Ethiopia: Social customs are very different is some respects here. One oddity is that here, men hold hands with other men, when walking down a street. Women do the same with other women. However, it is taboo for a man and a woman to hold hands in public or exchange affection in public. So it is the complete opposite of North Americ ... read more
