I recently read that Anbessa bus increased its fare.
I was trying to find out how much the increase was or what the current price is; you see, I never used bus in Addis; I did however as young as I was use the taxi by myself, as I probably mentioned when talking about the wueyete.
What I do remember is that I would sit and watch as the Anbessa bus would make its frequent route up CherCher godanna, or Churchill Rd which ever name you prefer.download photo courtesy Dannyhabesha
Continue reading ‘Anbessa City Bus’
Published by Nolawi February 27th, 2008 in Social.
I was recently volunteering for a non-profit organization that was hosting a Pan African film festival as part of its racial tolerance and cultural promotion endeavors. In a city where a black face is pretty scarce, it’s events like these that draw all of us out from our little holes and bring us together to celebrate our cultural diversity through our unity in experiencing a common bond – that of our African heritage.
One of the videos screened that evening was a slideshow lecture by Dr. Kwaku Person-Lynn on African civilizations. I am not sure how many people are familiar with him, but this was the first I heard of him. The purpose of the film/lecture was to give a different perspective on origins of civilization – an African perspective as opposed to a Eurocentric view of the world that floods many history books. Continue reading ‘Repositioning Knowledge’
Published by Masinko Melody February 25th, 2008 in African and Current Issues.
I met her about two years ago, when she joined some of my friends for drinks while I was on vacation. There was some chemistry or so I thought.
I left but couldn’t get her out of my mind, I contacted her from distant land casually and we talked every so often. The subject was generic, as she was very private.
Over the year, we became not friends but acquaintances, someone I knew well. I eventually moved closer and the acquaintance became stronger over half a year and I expressed my interest in dating her both informally and formally.
I was turned down, although the down was not so apparent. She could have been trying to spare my feeling or she was ethiofused as Nolawi as poetically put it a while back. I assumed the former. She was not interested in me, she never was. Continue reading ‘Stuck in the F zone!’
Published by Wondata February 21st, 2008 in Dating, Personal and Social.
Or how the west perceives the Ethiopian family; I first saw the creation of an Ethiopian family in the ‘somwhat‘ mainstream media three years ago when on one my favorite directors Jim Jarmush made a film about a retired womanizer.
Anyways the Don Juan, who was consequently named Don Johntson played by Bill Murray had a nosy neighbor who looked and acted more Jamaican than Ethiopian.
The ridiculous part; the neighbor played by Jeffery Wright was named Winston and although married with kids was a heavy Weed smoker. The décor in the house was a salute to Red, Yellow, Green; Lion of Judah; and HIS as opposed to the more modern EthioCentric ornaments like the Tilet and Kitsch paintings on leather. Not that I am denying the relevance of Rastafaric décor in the Ethiopian interior design rather questioning the predominance of its existance.
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Published by Nolawi February 19th, 2008 in Design, Family and Social.
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 hesitant at first because it’s hard for me to express my thoughts on a complicated subject in 100% Amharic, yet I agreed.
And so the interview was not live, it was recorded and took about five minutes, I assume they will edit and put some of my blurb somewhere in their program today. Continue reading ‘VOA on Valentine’
Published by Nolawi February 14th, 2008 in Current Issues and Dating.
