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Neil visiting the Akaki Kality office of Emmanuel Development Association We had a surprise visit from Neil and Silvie Rautenbach this past week. Amazingly,they are driving from London,United Kingdom,to Cape Town,South Africa. You might think that is a tad crazy,and I would agree! They are benefiting Street Kids [...] Debre Berhan methodologically confounds. No place is as cold (dark side of the moon) and as hot (Ethiopia/Danakil Depression) than Debre Berhan,Ethiopia. I go to bed in long johns (rainbow stripped) and wake up sweating through my shirt,reaching manically for the bottled water on my table. I sat down on a bag (50kgs) [...] I was trying to think of way of describing my engagement with Ethiopia’s bureaucracy without making it the stereotypical story of dealing with the developing world’s red tape. I can’t. It’s exactly how it sounds in every book,in every first hand story,in every frustrated elegy to a time cut short in paradise. This [...] A friend of mine and I were once talking about poverty. I explained to him that on a previous trip to a very poor country,I was offered a chance to see the homes of several very poor and marginalized peoples,and I had declined. I explained I had already seen extreme poverty (having been [...] I should be doing something? That’s the thought that kept running through my head. Shouldn’t I be doing something right now? I am just sitting here,in the corner,not understanding 95% of the language. But all is good. Right? Okay,so here is the context. From June 17 to 21,the Emmanuel Development Association [...] When I figured out “development” might be an interesting career path for me,I figured it had one great attribute,its comparative advantage over all other careers:No desk. Or at least,you won’t be chained to one. I have spent a couple years in a cubicle,answering phones and generally regretting life choices. I [...] Location:Debre Berhan May 19,2010 Over the course of the last few years,a giant mechanical monster has been moving from city to city,town to town across Ethiopia. This mechanical giant’s mission? To rip up every road,leaving piles of rock and debris,and pave the way to the future. It seems to [...] May 14,2010 Three days into a ten month journey. Three days! And so many things have happened. So many names and faces,sounds and smells. I would mention different tastes,but everything tastes like injera. I have returned to Ethiopia after two years and I am sensing I still have a lot to [...] | |||||
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