Me and G Having Roadside Shai

The young girl that runs this stand works HARD for 14hours each day -- longer if theres a lot of truck traffic. She used to have another location closer to the next village but got tired of getting propositioned all the time which is apparently less of a problem at the top of the hill than the bottom! She makes a MEAN ginger tea with whole fresh spices and is obviously very popular for it.

Finding 'Aman' in the Field

February 9th 2010
Cool story: I was sitting at a café last week enjoying a freshly squeezed avocado/mango juice (big thing here) and this young guy came up and introduced himself as “Yadi” - an Ethiopian by birth, currently living in the states, with family living in Ontario. We chatted for a while, but I was too skeptical to accept an invitation out for drinks with him and his friends later that night as any ... read more

Africa » Ethiopia » Oromia Region

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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