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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 (w... [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 (w... [read more] Blog: Hippos, Crocodiles, Pelicans, and Sunsets
Date: November 11th 2008
Vasara writing…when we drove to Arba Minch, we took a boat to Lake Chomo. It wasn’t so simple to just go to the lake. We first had to get our tickets from the National Park office. Mom and Dad weren’t happy because we had to pay tourist prices which is a lot of money. We drove 30 minutes through mud and swamp to get to the lake. A taxi coming back got stuck in the deep mud. 15 Ethiopian men ... read more
Date: November 11th 2008
Vasara writing…when we drove to Arba Minch, we took a boat to Lake Chomo. It wasn’t so simple to just go to the lake. We first had to get our tickets from the National Park office. Mom and Dad weren’t happy because we had to pay tourist prices which is a lot of money. We drove 30 minutes through mud and swamp to get to the lake. A taxi coming back got stuck in the deep mud. 15 Ethiopian men ... read more
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The Kulbis family is spending a year in the capital city of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The objectives of our sabbatical include taking direct action to help understand and fight extreme poverty and global inequalities. It is a small drop of aid, but hopefully the seven of us will cause ripples of goodwill.... full info
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