Author Archive for Nolawi



Vegypocrisy 47 Comments

A herbivore is an animal that has adapted to eat everything else but meat. A vegetarian is the same way. For what ever reason they made up a ‘rule’ that says that they are not suppose to consume meat. I don’t like to exclude something as a ‘rule;’ although I have preferences. And preferences are [...]

photos that changed africa 34 Comments

I am constantly looking through old photos. I really like how a photo changes the way I think about something. Its very powerful. I once read about Kevin Carter who killed himself after winning the Pulitzer Prize for Feature Photography in 1994 for this picture taken in Sudan a year earlier. Including those that changed [...]

Really Old Tees 43 Comments

One of the things we fight about here in bernos is how to wear the bernos tees or even any tee. Dawit likes to keep his shirts so clean looking that he washes the tees inside out. He says it keeps it from fading and it keeps the colors of the tee not wear out. [...]

this is 2009! 4,307 Comments

My little brother and I were entering grocery store after a stop at the local Thai restaurant. We were straddling along by the door as two hick-like white boys were passing by when we heard one say ‘they spit a lot!’ after seeing bro spit on the ground outside. ‘Who is they?’ he asked loudly [...]

Kissing & Telling 87 Comments

photo source Ethiopian girls complain that their opposite counter parts do not keep their secrets. As in their confidence is betrayed alluding to sexual intimacy or amorous. What do I know? I live my life very openly, and pretty much communicate most of my personal feeling to my friends. In my case, I like to [...]