These guys… During our first walk to the river, G pointed towards something in the rocks. I saw nothing. He had to take my camera and zoom in for me to realize what he was looking at. These chubby grey rodents were hanging out between the rocks, blending in flawlessly. He told me they were called […]
The part of Addis Ababa that I know best is the sub-city of Akaki-Kality. It is where the office I worked in is located and it is also where G and lots of his family live. The sub-city is split by Debre Zeit Road (or Road 1 on Google). From my experience, this is the […]
I have this habit of saying “No, I’m okay, thanks” when I don’t want something, but it has worked against me more than once while in Ethiopia. “Okay” is commonly used and understood by most Ethiopians in Addis Ababa. When speaking to someone with limited English vocabulary – “okay” might stand out from the other […]
I would say that 90% of the time it is really easy to be a vegetarian in Ethiopia. Fasting With the majority of the population being Ethiopian Orthodox Christians there are a lot of people who fast. This version of fasting basically involves avoiding all animals products. Every Wednesday and Friday, and during the many holidays that […]
In the morning we met up with our driver, Neway Wandey, who turned out to be a very helpful guide and shared lots of information about Arba Minch and the surrounding area with us. He has made his living off of the tourism industry in Arba Minch and seems to know everyone in the town. […]
Ethiopia’s booming population and economy has sadly led to widespread deforestation and biodiversity loss. I was reading a pamphlet for Arba Minch University today while sitting in the Ethiopian Airlines office that stated in the last 50 years Ethiopia has gone from 66% forest cover to only 1.8%. A sad statistic for anyone who loves […]
Morning. I get super anxious to take the mini buses alone but today I told myself I would go downtown. It was surprisingly painless. A little hot, but easy. The first bus I walked up to was headed to Stadium so I jumped in. I had actually wanted the Bole-Stadium bus because my original plan […]
