No I’m not talking about importing and exporting items; I’m actually talking about the phenomenon in North America where the Ethiopian American man goes home and ‘imports’ himself a wife. People say, “He’s a fool! Just give it sometime she’s going to leave him.” And sure enough it is true these relationships don’t often work. [...]
Published by August 4th, 2008 in Advice, Dating and Personal.Tag Archive for 'ethiopian'
Sometime in the nineties, I vaguely remember my friends saying they are going to an Ethiopian Soccer Tournament at TC Williams High School in Alexandria, Virginia. Other than that distant memory I had no familiarity with ESFNA or with its vast outreach. So I was stunned, I think that’s the best word I can use, [...]
Published by August 1st, 2008 in Bernos and Social.Wow, just wow. The number of bernos blog readers is growing by the month, averaging 700 unique visitors per day. That means more than a few hundred people, consisting of mostly Ethiopians in North America, seriously follow the bernos crew around. I met lots of people, mostly those that just read about us, and so [...]
Published by July 14th, 2008 in African, Bernos and Social.I luh me a rich platter of cultures and perspectives …some pocky, kenke, some spicy pad thai, kitfo with coal toasted KoCHo and gomen be ayib, some falafel, tegabino shirro, butiCHa topped off with bubble tea or a mojito… I get intrigued that a certain arrangement of patterns, colors, monuments or objects tell stories, harbor [...]
Published by July 10th, 2008 in Bernos, Social and Thoughts.Nate & Yodit from Talk of DC When Abesha people invite me to a party, I’m like; naw I’m good, I go to real parties. You know, I go to the real HU. I was frankly amazed this past Ethiopian DC soccer tournament; party after party, event after event, everybody was getting it. Normally, when [...]
Published by July 9th, 2008 in Social and Thoughts.
