Archive for 2006



MiteKe & MiteKu! Comments

As you presumably know, Miteku is replacement, vice, substitute, stand-in, surrogate, alternate, sub, understudy and etc; all word for Wushemas. A wise person once told me “don’t you know how prevalent extra curricular activities are in Addisaba.”

What is Bernos? 101 Comments

The name Bernos comes from the Arabic word burnous/burnoose for one-pieced cloak like clothing worn my Arabs. The Arabs, who migrated to northern Africa and the Berbers take on this, was to make one of wool, a lot warmer than the Middle Eastern version. Burnous is worn throughout Northwestern Africa especially in Burkina Faso; its [...]

no2 inter-cultural 119 Comments

Just so you know I have a boyfriend! Really, is he Ethiopian? No, he is black [African American] Really, are all your [X’s] boyfriends black? (I ask because she is in her late twenties) Yes, all except one, really long time ago! But why, don’t Ethiopian males measure up? I really love Ethiopian men but [...]

Getachew Kassa's 47 Comments

Eneeeeee wedeshaaalew…. aydelemmm dendeedede dedendeeem aydelemm! I recall 1988, the Hibret Tireet TV program comes one and this fancy looking skinny old man comes out to the foam, bubbles and fluorescent lights while consequently  moving his fist up down & up down. I remember thinking that it had to be the best Amharic music video [...]

Self-discovery 14 Comments

learnt to talk, learnt to walk, learnt to read n' write, and argue n' fight. with some talk-backs along the way felt I knew everything and doubted all you say.