Don't Eat My Buchela! - Ethiopia

Loving Ethiopian Food (11 comments)

Wed, 09 Jun 2010 10:21:00 -0700

Part of passing on my heritage to my kids is ensuring not only they learn to speak Amharic but that they also develop attachment for things Ethiopian.

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Ethiopian Dance Performed in Amsterdam (2 comments)

Fri, 18 Dec 2009 06:38:00 -0700

Another video - this time curtsy to Addis (thank you!).

God only knows just how much these guys had to practice!

You Tube Induced Nostalgia (6 comments)

Thu, 17 Dec 2009 05:04:00 -0700

I am sitting here in tears after watching these videos. They were staples of my childhood. I thought I might extend the possibility of being reduced to tears to those of you (Ethiopians) who are about my age and grew up in cities. Because you may also remember.

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Hoya Hoye: Playing with Fire (3 comments)

Tue, 29 Sep 2009 07:11:00 -0700

Growing up in Ethiopia, I always loved taking part in the "Chibo" ceremony during holidays. [More]

No More A Pagan: The After Baptism Bash (23 comments)

Fri, 11 Sep 2009 22:53:00 -0700

After the baptism and communion at the church, we all went home.

My dad blessed and cut up the giant Ethiopian bread.
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Happy Ethiopian New Year (3 comments)

Fri, 11 Sep 2009 22:29:00 -0700

No More A Pagan: Dinbit's Ethiopian Baptism (14 comments)

Tue, 08 Sep 2009 23:04:00 -0700

One Sunday morning, this past summer, we got ourselves out of our warm beds at the crack of dawn and headed to the church.

Dinbit's grandmother got her comfortable at the baptism hall while myself and the prospective godmother looked on.
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Duty Free (5 comments)

Wed, 12 Aug 2009 06:10:00 -0700

Of all the religious garb colors, this bright orange is my favorite. It makes religion seem cheerful and full of hope. Black, on the other hand, makes me think of the part of religious doctrine that is irrationally unyielding.

Electric Rationing = No Blogging (2 comments)

Mon, 10 Aug 2009 08:21:00 -0700

So, some of you guys have emailed me asking where I have disappeared to. Did you know that we are under electric rationing here in Addis Ababa? Good god, it is a pain in the butt not to have power y'all! In theory, we are supposed to have power every other day. In practice how ever, it has been more like no electricity for a full day (6am to 11pm) and then some intermittent power sprinkled through out the next day. Just to make this holiday from electricity a little bit more special, the phone in our house actually goes out with the power [our telephone is not the only one that behaves this way]. SO, I CAN NOT even use my computer battery, dial up (yes, dial up is still king in Ethiopia) to connect to the internet and do my business. This, it turns out, has a fatal effect on my blogging! I have so many updates but no way to do them. Between the kids meals, naps, and school schedule, it is really hard to fit in the black and brown outs. The past few weeks, I have barely succeeded in getting in my writing assignments on time! Hopefully, I will be back up and running soon enough.

Scenes - On the way to Ambo (7 comments)

Tue, 28 Jul 2009 17:25:00 -0700

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Dinbit and the Closet (2 comments)

Sun, 26 Jul 2009 05:00:00 -0700

So what does Dinbit do in the mornings, after she drops her brother off at school? She plays in the closet.
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First Day of School in Ethiopia (2 comments)

Sun, 26 Jul 2009 04:26:00 -0700

Both Buchela and I were excited about his first day of School here in Addis. [More]

Ethiopia 2009: Buchela's School (8 comments)

Mon, 13 Jul 2009 06:28:00 -0700

I didn't want Buchela to be bored during his stay in Ethiopia. Addis is not a particularly child friendly city. It lacks basic amenities such as playgrounds. [More]

Ethiopia 2009: Adjusting (3 comments)

Mon, 13 Jul 2009 06:06:00 -0700

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Safe and In Rainy Addis (11 comments)

Tue, 07 Jul 2009 11:00:00 -0700

Addis is cold, grey, and rainy. I am trying to remember how to enjoy this season. As a child, I know I found magic in it.