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.Archive for the 'Social' Category
Almost everyone who is anyone has an email address. Of course most things require some sort of online access. If you work, you have a paycheck, and if you have a paycheck you have a bank, and if you have a bank you need to access it; possibly online To access it online you need [...]
Published by July 29th, 2008 in African, Current Issues and Social.I am not a slut!‘ Things woman say to rationalize certain actions. Yes, there are double standards. Males can sleep around and boost their machismo while woman who do the same thing are considered to be degrading their femininity. I love sex, why can’t I enjoy it freely?” She said to me, while trying to [...]
Published by July 17th, 2008 in Dating 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.
