I’m not a huge fan of the Olympics, but I do love that Ethiopia ranks 5th in number of Gold Medals won per country in running. Go Ethiopia!
Dawit is speedy, determined, and very competitive. In addition to pilot, astronaut, and Ninja, Olympic runner is now on his list of professions.
Archive for the ‘Ethiopia’ Category
Ethiopian Gold
Posted in Ethiopia on August 23, 2008 | 1 Comment »
In Ethiopia right now…
Posted in Ethiopia on December 16, 2007 | 1 Comment »
The government is forcing untrained civilians to patrol a rebel area.
NY Times article.
Center Stage!
Posted in Adoption, Ethiopia, Family Life on December 10, 2007 | 2 Comments »
In Kindergarten, each student has the opportunity to be on Center Stage for one week. It’s Dawit’s week! We made a poster with photos of him with friends and family and pets, the classroom is displaying a full-sized Ethiopian flag, and he brought in a favorite book and music.
Today, his classmates gathered around as he [...]
Happy New Year
Posted in Ethiopia, Family Life on September 13, 2007 | 2 Comments »
Ethiopia celebrates the new millennium with festivities in the capital city Addis Ababa.
Tickets for a concert featuring US hip hop group the Black Eyed Peas cost $170, two months’ salary for an average Ethiopian.
Full BBC article here.
Ethiopia 2000 with details of many celebrations.
Photos of the celebration in Ethiopia.
We went to our local Ethiopian/Eritrean [...]
The Countdown
Posted in Ethiopia on August 8, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Only 34 days until the Ethiopian Millenium.
I would love to be in Ethiopia for the celebrations!
Mothers2Mothers
Posted in Ethiopia on July 28, 2007 | 1 Comment »
In parts of Africa, up to 75% of the babies born stand to lose their mothers, who are HIV+, to AIDS-related illnesses. Without intervention, more than a quarter of these children will themselves inherit the virus. An entire generation is at stake.
Go check out this amazing organization.
Be sure to check this out!
Posted in Adoption, Ethiopia on April 7, 2007 | 3 Comments »
Toi qui viens d’Etiopie
It’s an Ethiopian adoption blog with some amazing photo albums. Scroll down on the left sidebar to access the albums, grouped mainly by geographical area. Gorgeous!
It’s in French, but if you have a bit of the language (or imagination), you’ll navigate just fine. Here is the link to my favorite section, all [...]
Happy Timket
Posted in Ethiopia on January 19, 2007 | 1 Comment »
The largest church in Ethiopia is the The Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church, and they are celebrating the Feast of the Ephiany today. They use the Ge’ez Calendar, also known as the Ethiopian Calendar. It’s 1999 now, and September will mark the turn of the year.
Timket is the biggest holiday in Ethiopia, with beautiful costumes [...]
