Lc Sheraton Addis Addis Ababa

... NOV: Drive back to Addis Ababa, En route visit Abjiata Shala "National ParK” actual it is bird sanctuary, visit the ostrich Farm then proceed to the two Rift valley lakes where you will see flamingos, shall is the Nesting ground of the Flamingos and Abjata is the Feeding ground of the Flamingos then proceed to the crater lakes of Debre Zeit, popular for its bird life, on the way. Late in the ...

... coals, this lovely smell mixes with that of the roasted beans, creating a wonderfully smoky aroma that fills the room and prepares the drinker for his first sip. The coffee is then ground by hand and placed in an earthenware pot. The boiling water is poured over grounds and the coffee is served in little cups with plenty of sugar. The ritual is repeated three times, each round having a different name, and it is considered rude to leave before the third cup. It all takes about two hours ...

... to attend the meeting and give input as well. We discussed first and next steps for the NGO, how the relationship with the Rwandan Dental Association should work (most of the active members, and several officers were in the room), and other organizational issues on which we all needed to be agreed.

It was a pleasure to get to know several new people and to begin working together on such a worthy project: importing ...

... tout mouillé bougent leur corps sur des rythmes endiablées et rendent fous les fareng en mal d'affection.

On emmagasine la musique sur l'Ipod, tout ce qui passe et repasse en soirée, du chambalala à Teddy Afro, du reggae à la musique locale remixée à la sauce drum and bass.

On mate de bons films locaux : « Va, vis et deviens » http://www.allocine.fr/film/fichefilm_g en_cfilm=109342.html

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... tement inutile. Les journées passent à une allure folle, je signe une tonne de documents chaque 5 minutes (ordres d'achat, paiements, docs plus ou moins officiels....), il y a toujours une histoire à la con à régler (la banque refuse notre cheque parce qu'elle ne reconnait pas la signature ou que le montant n'est pas écrit comme elle veut, la logistique a besoin de cash, là tout de suite, le partenaire a raté son vol et ne pourra pas remettre ses factures ...

... plus avant de me jeter dans le vide. Première leçon éthiopienne donc : tout ne va pas se passer comme prévu, la situation n'est jamais à 100% sous contrôle, la patience est la vertu maîtresse. Ça tombe bien, j'en ai à revendre. Toujours est-il que je n'aurais pas vu Timkat alors que depuis quelques années, je rêve d'y assister. Essentiellement depuis mes premiers jours chez IO, quand l'ancien responsable d'Action Humanitaire m'avait conseillée la lecture des ...

... left sections still rough and lumpy. We encountered a bridge at high speed and found the tarmac missing on the approach. I think that may have woken the sleepers as we all bounced a foot or two in to the air. At around 8am we started the winding descent down in to the Nile Gorge. Switchbacks aplenty as the road clings precariously to the side of the cliff. The tarmac was intermittent and in one place over half the road had just slipped away down the hill. It looked fairly ...

... is nice to be back in the place that I know. It's nice to feel competent again, to fall back into the "don't-mess-with-me-I'm-not-a-tourist" swagger. It was good to settle into my little house again, to see the familiar faces around town, to be greeted by name out on the streets, to be told I was missed in the community, even to be told in the curious complimentary fashion of Ethiopia that I was looking SO good and fat after my vacation! It feels good to feel that I belong.