The best way I can describe a chat house, is that it is a den. A dark, smoky, den and incidentally a place to chew chat. It felt a little weird, actually very weird stooping through the door of the chat house and realizing I was the only woman inside. Against the walls, several low [...]
Lalibela: Rock Hewn Churches
May 6, 2010 By 1 Comment
Lalibela is the second holiest site in Ethiopia, a significant Ethiopian Orthodox pilgrimage site, one that UNESCO has given significant funds to over the last decade for restoration, maintenance and site protection. How then were we able to go in through the back (not on purpose!) and view several of the famous rock hewn churches [...]
Being Different
May 4, 2010 By Leave a Comment
“You, You, You, You, You, YOU,” the children shouted at us. Putting their hands out for money it continues-“Faranji, You, Faranji!” You’ve heard gringo and perhaps even muzungu, but have you ever heard of a Faranji? Faranji is the Amharic (Ethiopian) word for white man, and without a doubt it is the first Amharic word [...]
Harar & Hyenas, what more is there?
May 3, 2010 By 3 Comments
Harar is an ancient walled city, some say as old as Ethiopia itself. The most important trading center on the horn of Africa until the mid-nineteenth century, Harar is a distinctly Muslim city in a country known for its Christianity, which in and of itself makes it worth the trip. Wandering the streets felt a [...]
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