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Addis Ababa, Bahir Dar, Lake Tana, Ethiopia

Tue, 17 Feb 2009 | By joealotto13 | Views [2964] | Comments [6]

The internet is incredibly slow here, so I'm going to have to bunch together a couple different places at a time. And for now, no chance for pics. Sorry. I spent my first few days in Addis Ababa figuring out how transportation works here. A two day ... Read more >

Tags: addis ababa, bahir dar, ethiopia, gorgora, lake tana, lake tana ferry

A Great Trek begins!

Wed, 13 Feb 2013 | By kiwiaoraki | Views [1196]

The Simien Mountains I am ready! After a horrible hangover yesterday and a failed attempt at getting on an organized trek at the tune of $220 I thought I'd get my ass up there myself and organize it myself. Yesterday I picked some kerosene and Yigzaw ... Read more >

Before the day begins.

Mon, 7 Apr 2008 | By miriamvkenter | Views [1001]

The most pleasant time of the day is before the sun rises. Just that moment, where it's dark enough to be night, but birdsong indicates daybreak. Where the glow over the east contrasts the darkness of the west. Where sound is so still, a branch cracking ... Read more >

Tags: daybreak, ethiopia, men, refugee camp, refugees, women

Arrival at Camp

Sat, 23 Feb 2008 | By miriamvkenter | Views [699]

Arriving at a refugee camp after driving on dirt roads for two days was strangely relieving. Four-wheel-driving is only fun when there’s a hot shower at the end to wash the dust out of each crevice in your filthy body. We did not have this luxury, ... Read more >

Tags: work

Walking with the masses

Wed, 6 Oct 2010 | By tweber | Views [628]

There are two volunteers here - Beckie & Newton. They are really so nice. It's nice to have them to show me the ropes and help pave the way. Newton is actually from San Francisco also. He teaches art and is a soccer coach. He has done lots of ... Read more >

Living in Addis

Wed, 19 Aug 2015 | By gabiaidworking | Views [496]

I have been in Addis now for almost five months and there have been so many challenges and rewards. If I just mention about the living here and not mention my work, these are two of my favourite things about being here. The injera, a type of Ethiopian ... Read more >

Tags: addis ababa, aid working, expat

The Simien Mountain Trek

Mon, 17 Nov 2008 | By fionaanderson | Views [424]

Ethiopia is Africa's second most populous country at 75 million for a country about the size of France and Spain combined. Religion plays a huge role in local life, with a fairly even split of about 40% Muslim and 40% Ethiopian Orthodox Christians ... Read more >

New Flower

Tue, 8 May 2012 | By eriklang | Views [410]

Just over a century ago, Empress Taitu asked her husband, Menelik II for a house beyond the walls of his mountain fortress in a verdant valley with natural hot springs and a comfortable climate. She called this abode "Addis Ababa", meaning, “New ... Read more >

Alone in Addis

Tue, 26 May 2015 | By | Views [200] | Scholarship Entry

Shouts grab my attention. “You! You!” Beggars crowd the streets, displaying their physical ailments and religious placards. An elderly man lies completely naked ahead of me, blackened by the sun. People step over and around him as they navigate their ... Read more >

Tags: 2015 Writing Scholarship

RYLA, 2013

Tue, 13 May 2014 | By | Views [147] | Scholarship Entry

I will never forget the day that leads me to RYLA, 2013. It was July 14/2012, when a guy from law school invited me to join an organization called rotary international. Even though I have never heard of it before, I decided to give it a try ... Read more >

Tags: 2014 Travel Writing Scholarship - Euro Roadtrip