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Scorn you my friend! 47 Comments

Yes, I do all my Ethiopian friends with zero exceptions. You are self-seeking, inconsiderate and Woretegna for lack of a better English word to describe you.   I am incredibly independent. I have never needed encouragement or advise to accomplish menial tasks. If I do need information, I look it up. I have never needed [...]

Teyake….rather, 20 Qs! 29 Comments

Here is a common scenario that always keeps me wondering. In a place away from Ethiopia, when you meet any Habesha randomly on some street, there are a set of questions that are always the ice breakers. Maybe it's because I've been away a while but I find that they are one too many Qs for icebreakers… "Eshiiiiii sint gize honesh [...]

no2 inter-cultural 119 Comments

Just so you know I have a boyfriend! Really, is he Ethiopian? No, he is black [African American] Really, are all your [X’s] boyfriends black? (I ask because she is in her late twenties) Yes, all except one, really long time ago! But why, don’t Ethiopian males measure up? I really love Ethiopian men but [...]

ALONE OR LONELY? 249 Comments

A woman or a man goes to a show, dinner, or a movie alone and it's a problem or maybe she/he is lonely. What’s wrong with having some space and just chilling by yourself? Sometimes, I love going places alone because I meet new people and most of the time I have more fun than [...]

Ye Nazareth Fabirca Setoch! 629 Comments

The Fabirica I referring to is Nazareth School. Over the past five or so years I’ve had the honor of meeting girls from the above mentioned school. Forgive the generalization, because generalizations are never 100% accurate. Still though, I love generalizations because they are truthful in their intent. The intent being to simplified truth. I [...]