Archive for the 'Thoughts' Category



Adopting from Ethiopia 59 Comments

One of the most fascinating aspects of running a business is that you get to see society from a different perspective depending type of service you are supporting. I consider myself a very enlightened person especially on sociopolitical and socioeconomic sense. That is why I was surprised when we [bernos] received so many emails from [...]

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 [...]

interpretation 14,260 Comments

whois counts?

A Story To Be Told 603 Comments

I once heard filmmaker Haile Gerima speak: You know we have so many stories, so so many stories to be told” I couldn’t help but think that he couldn’t be so right. We Ethiopians lack the ability to speak about ourselves. Keeping secrets is not only tradition & culture but also a requirement. As the [...]

They Say? 80 Comments

Time flies they say! I always thought that I was cerebral regarding current surrounding. I always thought I knew who I was, what I want & what I need to do at the present time. They say life is what happens when you are planning your future. As time flies I realize something else. I [...]