Category Archives: Ethiopia

Faranji

Posted on 5 Mar 2014 by lornaofarabia

My friend Mimi remarked that every time she sees the word “faranji” she can’t help thinking about the Star Trek ferengi. You may know from previous posts that “faranji” is what expats like us are called. Nik asked me a … Continue reading →

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Gotta go to Ghana

Posted on 26 Feb 2014 by lornaofarabia

My family’s been on the move lately. Last week Andreas took eight Model UN team members to a conference in Doha, Qatar. While he was away, Alekka traveled with eleven of her classmates to the Global Issues Student Summit in … Continue reading →

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Step right up, folks!

Posted on 17 Feb 2014 by lornaofarabia

The Fekat Circus came to ICS this weekend. It’s not Ringling Brothers, which in my opinion is a good thing, and I think the tigers and elephants would agree. This being Ethiopia, and Fekat being a not-for profit operation, you could … Continue reading →

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Fun with guests

Posted on 7 Feb 2014 by lornaofarabia

I love guests! We are fortunate to have had three – count ‘em, three! – adventurous visitors this winter. Our daughter Alice was here for about ten days in December before we all flew off to meet the rest of … Continue reading →

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My big fat Greek glendi

Posted on 3 Feb 2014 by lornaofarabia

At Andreas’s birthday party last January, one of our Varnero neighbors brought up how much she loves the film My Big Fat Greek Wedding.  Did we have a copy of it?  Yes.  Could she come over some time and watch … Continue reading →

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Worst idea ever

Posted on 30 Jan 2014 by lornaofarabia

I don’t know if I ever showed you the one word I can read in Amharic: Coke is one of the few American brand names you see in Ethiopia. But it makes up for all the others with its ubiquity. … Continue reading →

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Timket

Posted on 22 Jan 2014 by lornaofarabia

Once again I find myself in a blogging backlog situation. And once again it’s because I’ve been so busy being a tourist myself that I haven’t had time to write. Which is actually a happy thing, but now it’s catch-up … Continue reading →

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Axum

Posted on 14 Jan 2014 by lornaofarabia

This time we included Axum on our visit to the north. None of us had ever been there before so it was all new territory. Axum was the seat of the Axumite Empire (100-650 CE), a wealthy and powerful kingdom … Continue reading →

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Lalibela, again

Posted on 12 Jan 2014 by lornaofarabia

We took a weekend trip with Sukey and Nik up to Lalibela and Axum. Yes, we were just in Lalibela a couple of months ago, but it’s one of Ethiopia’s most interesting historic sites and we felt our guests should … Continue reading →

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Smells like Christmas spirit

Posted on 21 Dec 2013 by lornaofarabia

I’ve been finding it a little hard to get into a holiday mood. If you live in a country where Christmas starts as soon as the back-to-school sales are over, it might be hard to imagine anyone feeling nostalgia for … Continue reading →

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