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Missed something? Me too.
- safari, so good
- home, harlem shaking and harar
- here’s how
- highlight of the highlands
- welcome to lethiopiah – debub gets down and other cultural craziness
- election dejection (but my guy won)
- meskel and more
- the girls of glow (no, not the wrestlers)
- one down, one to go
- of michael scott, blue tears, shinting, peeing, puking, being thrown backwards on a bus crashing into the blue nile gorge
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one down, one to go
So, it’s been a year. That’s 366 days. Or 8784 hours. Or 527,040 minu – oh, you get the point. I’ve been in Ethiopia for a long time. To be sure, there were times when I thought I wouldn’t make … Continue reading
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Tagged Bahir Dar, bajaj, Bobby off the leash, boob grab, broken nose, care packages, crotch grab, Djibouti, Ethiopia, Huruta, July 4, kuriftu, missir, Peace Corps, pre-service training, sneak attack holiday, tej, The Good Doctor, Uno, wat
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does geldof get it right?
As I write this, I’m listening to “Do They Know It’s Christmas (Feed The World),” the eighties Band Aid classic. It’s Christmas Eve after all. It’s also fitting because, as I’m sure you all know, this song was written and … Continue reading
“that virgin, vital, beautiful day: today”
It’s 6:30am, 12:30 Habesha time. The pleasant sounds of my neighbor’s screaming baby stream through the window. It’s time to get up now. Get ready. I shimmy out from under my bednet and start my morning routine. It starts in … Continue reading
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Tagged Amos Lee, Bahir Dar, Bahir Dar University, batabasos, bednet, birr, bucket bath, care packages, community needs assessment, crossword puzzles, Ethiopia, food, hand sanitizer, injera, Modern Family, Peace Corps, Pizza, potholes, rain jacket, The Nation, volunteer
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if you find some spare change in the couch…
I should mention up front that this post is sort of boring. It doesn’t have a profound theme, any insightful remarks about this intriguing country in which I live or a mortifying story of PC living to share. Sorry in … Continue reading
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Tagged care packages, cheese, Ethiopia, food, ideas, letters, liquor, Peace Corps, recipes, treats
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