First dinner in Addis

We're Here!

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April 24th 2009
Just a quick entry to tell everyone we arrived safe and sound! We had a very nice (but LONG) flight, arriving into Bole airport around 7pm right on schedule. We were met by our in-country coordinator Yayu, a very nice and talented man. We look forward to getting to know him better over the course of the visit. The flight was made all the more exciting because we shared it with a celebrity-Deriba M ... read more

Africa » Ethiopia » Addis Ababa Region » Addis Ababa

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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 (wh... ... read more