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EthioMeetUp! 70 Comments

After an online discussion a few months ago, a small group of people suggested that we have a social/business gathering…EthioMeetup, composed of local DC area Ethiopian Professionals, is an environment in which people get introduced to each other for various social opportunities. Em, ya it has been done hasn’t it? Well it has, and is [...]

aman newu? 643 Comments

On any given day, there are from 600 to 800 abesha‘s that read the bernos blog; between all, they reload the bernos pages a few thousand times or so a day. How do I know they’re abesha’s? I really don’t know but it seems like it from the comments. I am sure there is a [...]

Blen Who? 29 Comments

This past weekend I was working with Blen Grafix finishing up a catalog that will be unveiled at the 4th Annual Blen Art Show honoring none other the late great Gebre Kristos Desta!   About a year and a half ago, we designed the first Blen Magazine; that was very successful. The Blen team learned [...]

Sold In Merkato! 3,211 Comments

My sister spent a bit of time in Ethiopia and Senegal in the past year. As I know my sister pretty well, her favorite past time is going to the market place and bargaining for items. In Africa there is no such thing as the set price. The act of bartering lives on. I was [...]

Ethiopian Paintball Fiesta! 360 Comments

We are cordially inviting any Ethiopian with at least one trigger finger to participate in the Annual Ethiopian Paintball Tournament. Let’s shoot each other and get some frustrations out! Sorry this will only be for those residing in the DC metropolitan area. The event will be held on Sunday, October 8, at 11:00am. The cost [...]