Archive for June, 2007



I used to love her 121 Comments

He said that he fell in love for the first time the first time he saw her. He said it was one of those things he knew, he wanted to be with her. He said she was mesmerizing. She embodied everything he ever thought women should be. She took him back to the days women [...]

Addis Ababa Classic RE 434 Comments

One of my fondest childhood memories is celebrating AmtBeal in Addis. I loved not only the calendar holidays, but also birthdays and weddings. The feeling created by people coming together, the food, the musiqa, has left nostalgia in my heart that will never be forgotten. I often remember this feeling when opening a Coka tehrMuse; [...]

A Fellow Networkee… 102 Comments

There is a sense of belongingness between certain groups; a generality that nobody could deny… the attraction of similar matters in a commune. At work it’s with your department or sub department, in life it’s with ones family or friends or acquaintances. Belongingness is a food chain of sort that starts with being human and [...]

Oldies but Goodies V-II 169 Comments

Funny Songs continued The positive responses to part 1 made me understand that I needed to podcast some more gems from GeTu Ayele. I was having a phone discussion about part 1 with my friend Efrata when she informed me that the song Ehud YeEqub Tela by Fantu Mandoye was remade and was on YouTube.

God Bless America! 184 Comments

I have lived in the US for the past thirteen years. In all my years here I had never left the country. Like most people I always wanted to travel and see the world, but just never got around to it. This year I decided it was time to see the world. The past several [...]