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The Varnero faranji
We flew into Addis late at night on July 28. The middle school principal and a driver met us in the airport parking lot and chauffeured us to our new home in the Lebu district of southwestern Addis Ababa. The … Continue reading
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Junk in the trunk
Ethiopia is a land-locked country. The nearest ports are in Eritrea and Djibouti. Ethiopia and Eritrea don’t get along so well these days, so goods shipped via boat from overseas come through the port in Djibouti. All summer long, while … Continue reading
Posted in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Home life
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Here we go again…
This time around I’m not going to apologize for letting the blog languish. One thing I’ve learned is that acclimating to a new country takes a little while, and during that adjustment period it’s hard for me to muster up … Continue reading
Posted in Addis Ababa, Background, Ethiopia
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Kaymak
Kaymak is a rich, creamy dairy product that is traditional in Bosnia. It’s classed here as a fresh cheese, but what it most closely resembles is English clotted cream. You can buy it either salted or sweet (meaning unsalted). Kaymak famously accompanies cevapcici (ground … Continue reading
Three bridges and a tunnel, part 1 – The Latin Bridge
It’s one of those factoids you learned in high school. In wiki words, World War I began with “the assassination on 28 June 1914 of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria, the heir to the throne of Austria-Hungary, by a Yugoslav … Continue reading
Burek
Mmm. My favorite Bosnian lunch. Or breakfast. Or snack. I’m pretty flexible that way. Burek is a savory filling wrapped up in fillo. The long rolls are curled around in a spiral and baked. Fillings can be potato, ground meat, cheese, or … Continue reading
Dogs of war
I went up to QSIS yesterday morning to help Andreas’s students with their senior papers. I counted thirty dogs on my two-block walk from the bus stop to the campus. There were already some stray dogs in Sarajevo before the war. … Continue reading
Out of the Mood(le)
Today is, I believe, my last DCS Moodle day. It’s a bittersweet goodbye. Sad, because it marks the end of my formal connection with Damascus Community School, my colleagues and students. We’ve been through a lot together. But to be frank, I … Continue reading
Zummo
Zummo juice kiosk on a lovely spring day. Zummo juice kiosk today. Hoping for better weather tomorrow.
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The Sarajevo Haggadah
The what? I’ll admit, I had to look it up myself. The Haggadah is the Jewish text that is read aloud at the Passover Seder table. It tells the story of Exodus. The earliest copies still in existence are 14th century illuminated manuscripts. … Continue reading
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