How do you really feel? ‘airing dirty laundry!’ is a popular aphorism used to describe the act of revealing too much personal details in public; in particular your dirty little secrets. Elders in Ethiopia advise children that they should not disclose details about self and their families. I, like many others, was told to keep [...]
Published by March 15th, 2007 in Personal.Author Archive for Nolawi
By definition, any relationship requires ‘connection, association, or involvement’ between two or more people. A link be it one in a family, at work, or one outside like social friendship and romantic ones require an affinity. It’s human nature to coexist; when we are born we learn to share and be dependent; first with our [...]
Published by March 10th, 2007 in Dating and Social.Some Ethiopian expatriates are under the impression that eating raw meat is unhealthy. The act like eating raw meat is an uncivilized Ethiopian fad that should be stopped where it started, in Ethiopia. Well dears, eating raw meat neither started in Ethiopia nor is it only practiced in Ethiopia. Not only is it perfectly health [...]
Probably, one of the progressive words of Amharic Slang, or so I thought. My uncle asked me if I thought that I was only arada, he claimed arada long before you I was born. Hmmm, so there was arada’s in the sixties. For years, I saw the word used as a adjective. In reality its [...]
My Grandfather, he passed away at the beginning of this year. He was 87 years old. I am not in bereavement. I am looking at it as a conclusion to a great and fruitful life. The older I get, the more I realize that Abaye, I called him that, had a great influence on me. [...]
Published by February 23rd, 2007 in Family.
