Archive for 2007



Love @ 1st sight? IV 68 Comments

This article is a follow-up to Love A 1st sight? parts One, Two and Three. It was quite a rainy day in South Beach Miami that afternoon. A category 4 hurricane has been reported to hit the south side of the peninsula in just about 12 hours. Cool ocean-breeze-turned-to-gusty wind blazed through the window swinging [...]

Cohabitation 55 Comments

So it was about a couple of weeks ago, and I was at a book store skimming through the table of contents of “The Economist” until one title caught my eye, “Marriage in America: The frayed knot.” Usually, this is a kind of title that one would least expect to be on ‘The Economist.’ And [...]

Afrocode 287 Comments

It amazes me how we almost never ever see each other…yet you touch my life on a regular basis, both positively and negatively. Even when you touch my life negatively… I always believe there is a positive outcome, as we always strive to overcome our issues together. I can feel the ancient drums beating my [...]

I used to love her 121 Comments

He said that he fell in love for the first time the first time he saw her. He said it was one of those things he knew, he wanted to be with her. He said she was mesmerizing. She embodied everything he ever thought women should be. She took him back to the days women [...]

Addis Ababa Classic RE 434 Comments

One of my fondest childhood memories is celebrating AmtBeal in Addis. I loved not only the calendar holidays, but also birthdays and weddings. The feeling created by people coming together, the food, the musiqa, has left nostalgia in my heart that will never be forgotten. I often remember this feeling when opening a Coka tehrMuse; [...]