Destination: Ethiopia
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Fri, 17 Dec 2010 | By worldfestivals | Views [2856] | Video
Location: Fasilidas’ Bath, Gonder, Ethiopia Dates: 18–20 January Level of Participation: 2 – catch a splash of water and join in the parade Description: Ethiopia’s most colourful festival commemorates ... Read more >
Tags: epiphany, ethiopia, timkat, world festivals
Fri, 24 Apr 2009 | By houdyman | Views [1280]
A nice, quick flight to Addis Ababa, Ethiopia from Nairobi was a welcome change from our normal long bus rides. It was already evening when we arrived so we talked to some people at the airport and got picked up for what Ethiopians described as a nice ... Read more >
Tags: baboons, gondar, simien mountains
Thu, 1 Oct 2009 | By agnew1 | Views [1228] | 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 >
Tags: ethiopia
Sun, 1 Apr 2012 | By shaz | Views [1201]
Did you know that in Ethiopia it is the year 2004 now? I didn’t when I visited this wonderful country. Most people think Ethiopia is a Muslim country but it’s not. Only 40% of the population is Muslim. The most interesting part of Ethiopia ... Read more >
Fri, 1 Mar 2013 | By kiwiaoraki | Views [949]
It's the beginning of March, and I've been in Ethiopia for an entire month now! Certainly it's been an experience of a lifetime, and today I have another crazy adventure to add to the "Farrell Chronicles." Yesterday I visited Bet Giyorgis and the Northern ... Read more >
Mon, 14 May 2012 | By klnjaa | Views [832]
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 [714]
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
Wed, 6 Oct 2010 | By tweber | Views [674]
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 >
Mon, 2 Dec 2013 | By miteku-ayene | Views [610]
It was probably in the early 70's my father left his hometown "Ayew", a small village in Ethiopia and headed off to join the Army. That was the beginning of my father's journey to becoming one of the top Ethiopian Generals. i don't know my father's or ... Read more >
Tags: nile river
Thu, 8 May 2014 | By | Views [282] | Scholarship Entry
Knock, knock. Room service? There is just one waiter, Surafed, at the Homage Hotel, at the end of Bole road in Addis Ababa – quick to smile with dark eyes that have the sparkling sincerity of youth. I am young and he seems young, but I don't know how ... Read more >
Tags: 2014 Travel Writing Scholarship - Euro Roadtrip
Wed, 27 May 2015 | By | Views [252] | Scholarship Entry
Ethiopia's Blue Nile Falls is mostly overlooked by travelers visiting Africa. The majority of visitors skip the country's northern route for the jungle experience in the south or head directly to Zambia's Victoria Falls, although the falls near Bahir ... Read more >
Tags: 2015 Writing Scholarship
Fri, 25 Mar 2011 | By helen7361 | Views [184]
i just want to learn about civics and leadership because i want to change what is know done in our countries
Sun, 13 Jan 2013 | By kym | Photo Gallery | Scholarship Entry
Throughout my travels I have constantly been struck by the kindness of strangers and the welcomes I have been shown were at times overwhelming. I have been fortunate enough to meet a number of interesting characters. The time spent drinking tea, chatting, ...
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Wed, 31 Dec 2008 | By grace_peoples | Photo Gallery
We spent 3 nights in Addis
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Mon, 24 Nov 2014 | By yessrobinson | Photo Gallery | Scholarship Entry
I am a self-taught photographer whose real passion lies in film photography. However, in the past year I have discovered a whole new realm and love for the digital world. My sister gave me her old digital Canon DSLR and this has been very freeing and ...
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Tags: 2014 Travel Photography Scholarship