Sunshine!

Head Over Heals

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February 17th 2010
On Valentines Day, I fell in love....................................with Addis. I also, fell into a guy on the street. I was distracted by a little boy who was trying to sell me a puppy that looked like a tiny German Sheppard/St. Bernard cross. My first thought was: “Wow! If this was a ploy to mug me (it wasn’t), that little kid had me pegged!” My second was: “That’s going to leav ... 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