Harya and her parents have been so welcoming to me here in Ethiopia. From greeting me early in the morning at Bole International Airport to introducing me to numerous Ethiopian dishes to teaching me about the local culture and customs, they have gone out of their way to make me feel comfortable and at home. […]
Although the minibuses are technically a means to get from one place to another, when taking them in and around Addis, they become an adventure in themselves. Step one of the adventure is getting on the right bus. Each bus is painted blue on its bottom half and white on its top, and each holds […]
One of the highlights of today was our trip to the Enrico Bakery. This bakery, which has been around for at least 50 years, makes a couple pastries that are known citywide and they are sold out minutes after taking them out of the oven. Therefore, Harya and I venture over with some time to […]
After visiting Harya’s dad, who works as a professor at the University, and swinging by the Red Terror Museum to learn more of Ethiopia’s past, we venture up into the hills just north of Addis. Although we are not far from the city, the air is clearer and cooler, the trees are more numerous, and […]