Dimitri Hotel Addis Ababa

... Christian, unlike anywhere else in the world, there is a different time and calendar measurement &#8211; it has just turned 2002 in Ethiopia on the 11th September (their New Year) and if you want to meet somebody for lunch you will arrange to rendez-vous at around 06:00 (the day starting at 6am with the first hour&#8230;&#8230;etc. etc&#8230;. very different, and very interesting. We loved it and thank the Ethiopians for their welcoming and sharing nature. <br><br>What will the vast deserts of Sudan bring?

... day rule. Screw it. But first thing's come first so I go get my visa to Somaliland, even though it's not really even a country, in the sense of being recognized as such by others. But self-govern it does, and apparently quite well, nothing like Mogadishu. The 'ambassador' calls me into his office. "Who told you to go to Somaliland?" "No one. I decided to do it on my own. I want to go to every country." "Have you ever been in ...

... bricks and<br>re-opening the technical schools inorder to break the stigma attached<br>with an orphanage and better integrate the group into the community. <br>It was really encouraging to see such life and hope there!<br>Saktophe&#8217;s Highlights<br><ul><li>Wondo Genet Orphanage!<br> </li><li>Delicious Tibs and Injera&#8230;..with<br> some mit-mita on the side<br> </li><li>Remembering the days of dial-up. <br> Thank you Canada for High-Speed<br></li></ul><br>

Many thoughts came to me when I was about to go on a plane of an African airline company, for my first time in Africa. I heard that Ethiopian Airlines, the airline company that was about to take me to Africa for the first time, is the best in Africa. But what doe's it means? I flew with more than 10 different airline companies around the world, some good and some terrible. I didn't know what to expect from it. Entering the plane, it was a new boeing ...

... still wedged nose first down a cliff. Its a worrying bit of road and our last major obstacle before Addis. Bill took over for the last 50km in to Addis and at a filling station on the outskirts we met up with the new owner of the bus. Beline is an American Ethiopian who has lived in Seattle but is currently over here working on the Mount Entoto project. She guided us to her aunts house in a salubrious district where we were fed and watered. Traditional food and local beer in ...

... me, and im like oh, ok! walk over and there sitting in a reggae bar in the middle of zanzibar is Mr josh towers from havant college! i think i stood and stared at him for about 10 minutes completly speechless! so sadh and wig came over to join us and we all had catch up. that night we also met the guy who ran our guest house (a rasta called chichi) and some other dudes, who we ended up spending the rest of the trip with. The next night we went ...

... now that we have official dates. It seems real, final and definite. We will make it home. Tonight we went to the Rainbow Korean Restaurant for dinner. It was good, genuine, wholesome Korean food. Amazing, who would have thought, in Addis?? There was no electricity (not a surprise anymore), so we dined by candlelight. When we got back to Wanza Hotel, Thomas was there with his Toyota squeezed into the courtyard. He had ...

... mp;n bsp; &a mp;a mp;a mp;a mp;a mp;a mp;a mp;a mp;a mp;n bsp; &a mp;a mp;a mp;a mp;a mp;a mp;a mp;a mp;a mp;n bsp; &a mp;a mp;a mp;a mp;a mp;a mp;a mp;a mp;a mp;n bsp; &a mp;a mp;a mp;a mp;a mp;a mp;a mp;a mp;a mp;n bsp; &a mp;a mp;a mp;a mp;a mp;a mp;a mp ...

... arrogance." He was their emperor and he certainly was arrogant so he should know. Keeping that in mind gives some meaning to the seemingly random acts of petty violence of some Ethiopians against foreigners like spitting, spear chucking and stone throwing. While no one has thrown stones at us we've read it is common and did see children throwing stones at each other. There is so much more for us to see in this exciting country and we still haven't tired of it. But that is probably the best time to leave.

... friends that I looked like a seventies flower child attending a peace rally. The ceremony itself went smoothly, aside from the fact that the Peace Corps flag, which had been set up in the background of the proceedings alongside the American and Ethiopian flags, fell over three times in the evening breeze. Our country director joked that it represented the three different times Peace Corps has entered Ethiopia. We all wondered if it was a portent of ...