Archive for the 'African' Category



Fara Things… 57 Comments

Technology changes how society interacts, people who used to call each other in the evening and on weekends just 15 years ago, now can keep in contact from anywhere and anytime. Emails help people from all over the world get to know each other and keep in touch. Dating is changed; there are not two [...]

A Waitress Dilemma 215 Comments

I volunteered to write a column about my Abesha restaurant experience on Bernos after reading Nolawi’s very recent entry about Kitfo. I emailed Bernosoch and got myself nominated for the task. Even though I did not get the excitement and enthusiasm I expected from the Bernosoch, they nonetheless promised to publish my piece…I thank u! [...]

Weird in Africa! 111 Comments

I find myself reading the weirdest things on the net. I thought I would share some of the things I find about on Africa every once in a while. Inflation in Harare — a year ago I wrote about the inflation in Zimbabwe is whacking normalcy out of place. And now a teacher says that [...]

A Kitfo Dilemma 872 Comments

Don’t get me wrong I like Kitfo, especially good Kitfo. But this has to be the second most ordered food at Ethiopian Restaurants when Ethiopians attend. Here in DC, Dama Restaurant by public consensus has the best Kitfo; possibly in the whole US of A. Kitfo is good but I am tired of ordering it, [...]

Dude, he's Black! 41 Comments

Yesterday, they released the official portrait of the new commander in chief. The official portrait is the photo that is displayed everywhere. The state department, nearly every military base, every American embassy in the world, the CIA and under it, it will say ‘Commander in Chief‘. The portrait will be at the top, and there [...]