Tag Archive for 'ethiopian'



An Obama Minute 104 Comments

A few weeks ago I got an email from Denver asking me if I could modify an Obama poster to have the “yes we can” motto in Amharic feedels. Thus I did and sent it back. Last week I get the same poster that I modified in an email from someone I know in Atlanta [...]

Abesha Massage Parlor? 1,526 Comments

Happy endings included! I was out with the boys when it was mentioned that Abesha girls were offering sensual services for monetary compensation here in no other than Washington DC. A massage parlor although technically and legally meaning ‘a place where a customer receives therapeutic massage;’ is in tradition and reality synonymous with a brothel [...]

Anbessa City Bus 4,210 Comments

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 [...]

Sellout Hope! 72 Comments

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 [...]

Confused 134 Comments

A rebuttal from Ethio-Girl Hello let me introduce myself. My name is CONFUSED. Yes, that is my name .I was not always called CONFUSED. In fact before I was Confused the Girl I was also the proud owner of 2 other more conventional names so you can see why I opted for a third, if [...]