I get a call this morning from the Voice of America, the radio program for the US Federal Government in which they broadcast to the world in different languages. So basically they found me through emails regarding Bernos and EthioMeetup and wanted to ask me, how a young Ethiopian American feel and celebrate Valentines Day. I was [...]
Published by February 14th, 2008 in Current Issues and Dating.Archive for the 'Current Issues' Category
So this girls calls me up and told me she went to a rally featuring our own Sen Obama. Consequently I asked her if she was fired up, and to my amazement she didn’t know the proper reply. Fired up! Ready to go! Fired up! Ready to go! For those of you that don’t know [...]
Published by February 12th, 2008 in Current Issues.About six months ago I read on USA today that San Francisco banned plastic shopping bags. It’s ok with me since I prefer paper anyway. Although the cashiers do not like it when I request paper instead of plastic because it gives them extra work. Paper is more convenient because it carries more stuff in [...]
Published by February 11th, 2008 in African and Current Issues.A few days a go someone sent me a link to Nazret blog post regarding an Ethiopian that worked as a field organizer on John Kerry’s 2004 presidential campaign. Addisu Demissie, after a political science degree from Yale University was a Research Director for the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund. Impressive resume, and I [...]
Published by January 25th, 2008 in African and Current Issues.How would you react if you discover that the juicy kurte sega you had for dinner last night was from a cloned cow? Well, if the idea of eating a cloned meat doesn’t quite sit well with you, on your next trip to a grocery store, you’d want to check the meat label and see [...]
Published by January 23rd, 2008 in Current Issues and Food.
