031 – “Hyena! They eat you!”
I was about to crawl into bed around 10:00 p.m. I was fully packed and organized and overloaded. Suddenly Tadale […]
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030 – Special People
The Ethiopian premiere of “Endurance” turned out to be interesting in ways that I didn’t anticipate, but which I think
029 – Opulence
It was a shower and shave day for me and I steeled myself for the shock and plunged my head
028 – A Blessing In Disguise
The more time I had to mull over the wallet-snatching incident the more it seemed like a blessing in disguise.
027 – Tiger Spirit
Allen turned out to be a bit of a surprise. When I met him he was unshaven and wore a
026 – The Swarm Gang
I met Allen the day I had my wallet stolen. I’d ridden my bike to the Piazza to get some
025 – “You Like Fucking Priest”
I woke up early again to the banging-crashing-radio blaring-shouting-floor sweeping waking up sounds of the hotel and family. Of all
024 – Asa Belobelo – Eat Fish
Zebachew invited me to go with him to an azmari beat or traditional Ethiopian music house. I knew even before
023 – That First Exuberant Profanity
My third attempt at cycling in Addis was as difficult as the first. I hadn’t gone more than a half
022 – The Bunna Enfelal Take 2
I was sitting outside on the back steps the next afternoon. The family was going about their day. One woman