Destination: Ethiopia
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Sat, 23 Feb 2013 | By kiwiaoraki | Views [2538]
Florian, Adrien, and I would embark on an extraordinary journey this morning! To the centre of the Earth (enter Jules Verne)? Or perhaps to another planet? Whilst it feels like either is possible here, we climbed aboard a 4WD and journeyed down into ... Read more >
Thu, 14 Mar 2013 | By kiwiaoraki | Views [1470]
When I got on the bus to Awasa earlier I noticed the side pocket on my pack was open, the strap had been cut, and my Nintendo 3DS was gone! It wasn't until I thought of a minibus ride earlier:
I got on a minibus to Bole and the front seat was vacant.... Read more >
Thu, 1 Oct 2009 | By agnew1 | Views [1265] | Comments [7]
The grimy bus station was a hive of activity swarming with men, women and children rushing to their desired bus while scattered herds of donkeys, goats and sheep chewing on discarded and rotten mango skins and corn cobs meander through the crowd of people.... Read more >
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Mon, 14 May 2012 | By klnjaa | Views [879]
In IT the power has been
working really well! We have had six computers that have worked for the full
three hours that we have been in the class. It’s awesome. A miracle really.
Only a couple times in the past month has the power ... Read more >
Sat, 23 Feb 2008 | By miriamvkenter | Views [743]
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 >
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Wed, 25 May 2011 | By justinecutler | Views [722]
Great things about Addis Ababa: Our hotel - The Wassamar Hotel Habesha Restaurant Bad things about Addis Ababa: Everything else Sentiment of the moment is, "I hate everything". My bag has now been lost for 4 days, soon to be ... Read more >
Wed, 25 Mar 2009 | By sylvia_aiko | Views [721] | Comments [3]
Last minute posting at the Addis Ababa airport (omg the internet connection is AMAZING!!!!) Well, we are off to another continent...hopefully with faster internet and less bees. Haha, I keep telling everyone at the airport who looks at my passport, ... Read more >
Tue, 8 May 2012 | By eriklang | Views [467]
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 >
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 >
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Thu, 29 Dec 2016 | By praem | Photo Gallery
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Tue, 23 May 2017 | By krodin | Photo Gallery
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Sun, 3 Feb 2013 | By kiwiaoraki | Photo Gallery
Ethiopia's capital is a "New Flower" in my travels
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Sun, 17 Oct 2010 | By oikoumene | Photo Gallery | Scholarship Entry
Visiting Ethiopia is a journey deep into the history of a glorious ancient culture that gave birth into one of the most unique forms of Christianity, which remains unchangeable until today.
This year a youth group, WCC’s Commission on Youth, gathered ...
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Tags: #2010wnphoto, travel photography scholarship 2010
Thu, 13 Mar 2014 | By brahan | Photo Gallery | Scholarship Entry
Ingredients
Misir Wat, Mesir wot, Misr wat
Although the ways to spell this dish are varied, this recipe for Misir Wat or Ethiopian red lentil stew is super simple (only 8 ingredients) and in 20 minutes produces an authentic Ethiopian dish.
1-1.5 cup ...
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Sun, 16 Nov 2014 | By | 
Flickr Photo Gallery | Scholarship Entry
First of all, I want to thank Nomads the chance to apply for this scholarship. Then, I travel to feel the difference and, that means to meet different people in different contexts. I have visited many countries, but not all the regions in the world. ...
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Tags: 2014 Travel Photography Scholarship