A Little of This, A Little of That = Life in Addis

Some of you have asked me to post more details of what it’s like living in Addis. I tried doing a ‘Day in the Life’ post, but after reading, it seemed like it would be really boring to anyone besides maybe my mother. So, here’s my best attempt at what life can be like in [...]

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Foosball Update

Good news. My buddy, who owns the foosball table under the bridge, was able to pay a 50 Br. fine at the police station in order to get his table back. Again, I’m not in tune with the details of the law here, but I am still highly skeptical of this fine. There were numerous [...]

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Salem, Quite the Entrepreneur

Salem is a delightful businesswoman in Addis who runs what would be considered a ‘boutique’ shop back in the States. It is full of handmade, one of a kind Ethiopian jewelry, scarves, blankets, cotton floor mats and other such items. She started with very little in 2000, working by herself from her home. In 2006 [...]

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Selam: Doin’ It and Doin’ It Right

 
Well, I can’t put it any better than the folks at Selam did themselves, in their annual ‘Yearbook:’
          Mr. David and Mrs. Marie-Luise Roschli were living with their four children in the outskirts of Addis Ababa running a chicken farm. Tsehay and her sisters and brothers who were neighbors were adopted by the Roschli [...]

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Foosball!

Believe it or not, foosball is huge here. While the people have very little, you still see numerous ancient, but very much in use, foosball tables. As I was getting off at the bus stop the other evening I managed to finally get in a game with the locals under a bridge. The boys of [...]

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Toms Shoes, Balazs, Two Guys from South Afica…

 
The guys from Toms Shoes (www.tomsshoes.com) visited Cherokee House last week. While they appeared to be quite the eccentric group, their organization seems to be doing some good in Ethiopia. For every pair of shoes they sell, they give away another pair in the developing world (giving away shoes in the developing world is likely [...]

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