A Line-Taxi

Jumping Out of a Crashing Taxi

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July 9th 2009
Kovas writing… It was a tough day at my summer job teaching at the Somalian School. On my way home, my head hurt, and I was physically tired. As a taxi finally arrived, I got into the front seat and waited to get to my destination. Our taxi driver stopped at the side of the road to drop off a few people. Since there was a parked car in front of him, he had to veer into the left lane of traff ... 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