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Who’s your daddy?
Ethiopians use patronyms (those fancy words I learned in anthropology class are finally getting some use). Here, if a man’s name is Berhanu Getachew, his given name is Berhanu and his father’s given name is Getachew. There is no family … Continue reading
Wenchi Crater
Our biggest adventure this weekend was visiting Wenchi Crater. Wenchi is a volcanic caldera with a lake in it, much like Crater Lake in Oregon. People live in the Wenchi crater. They raise animals and grow potatoes and “false banana” … Continue reading
Negash Lodge
We stayed at Negash Lodge in the town of Woliso (also known as Giyon). It’s an old lodge that has been beautifully renovated. It has also been enlarged: you can stay either in a room in the original building, or … Continue reading
Road trip
On Thursday morning, our family plus three more Varnero faranji hired a driver to take us to Negash Lodge and Wenchi Crater in the Oromia region, about 60 miles southwest of Addis. Addis is a big noisy bustling place; it … Continue reading
Meskel
Today is Meskel, one of the most important holidays on the Ethiopian calendar. There are public and church festivals throughout the country today. The elementary students prepared all through September for yesterday’s celebration at the school . Meskel is a … Continue reading
Living with baboons
One of ICS’s contracted substitute teachers is an Australian fellow named Mat Pines. He’s a soft-spoken young man who tutors high schoolers in the afternoon when he’s not called in to sub. You wouldn’t guess it to look at him, … Continue reading
Posted in Animals, Ethiopia
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King of the roads
Every driver in America has a DMV horror story. Next time you finally get to the counter after standing in line for an hour, only to have the window slammed shut in your face, think of us in Ethiopia. Here … Continue reading
The kitchen is REALLY here
Good news! Our kitchen has been repainted and the workers are almost done installing the new cabinets and fixtures. The stove isn’t hooked up yet so we have to use our old stove for now. Unfortunately they moved it to … Continue reading
Posted in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Home life
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The NGO bazaar
The NGO bazaar is the reason most faranji homes look alike on the inside. On the last Saturday of every month, a group of NGOs holds a bazaar at the Evangelical International College in the Sar Bet neighborhood. NGO stands … Continue reading
The kitchen is here
Remember that kitchen that was stuck in Djibouti? (Not likely to forget something like that, are you?) It’s here! Well, it’s most of the way here. It’s in the basement of our apartment building, along with the rest of the … Continue reading
Posted in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Home life
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