The Family that Showed us the Meaning of Ethiopian Hospitality

This family invited us in for coffee, for lunch, and for company. The woman wearing the Eminem shirt to the left is in all black in a traditional display of mourning.

Goodbye Arabic, Hello Amharic!

December 23rd 2005
Welcome to Anytown, Ethiopia. You’ve just stepped off a crowded bus; your ears are ringing from the music that blared for the past 8 hours, and the blood is slowly returning to your legs. The bus arrived on the main dirt road through town, a way lined with unmarked wooden shacks that serve as restaurants, bars, shops, and houses, though it’s difficult to tell which is which. The street is fill ... read more

Africa » Ethiopia

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

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