A very typical street scene.
Things that you are supposed to eat lay very close to car exhaust and animal feces … rigorous washing of those items is mandatory and still does not keep away the occasional tummy bug or tape worm.
In the background, locally made furniture that begs the question “Who is buying this? Blind people” ???
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Other moments in Addis Ababa
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e·piph·a·nyiˈpifənē/ noun/ 1. the manifestation of Christ to the Gentiles as represented by the Magi (Matthew 2:1-12).
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Time to move on ...
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Winter
The end of the year is nigh ...
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Citizen Journalism, Terrorism
When I was a kid, there were no guards at the school gate, let alone those armed with AK-47s !
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Football, soccer
The highway is my soccer field.
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Commutes
Meanwhile ... And this is the pre-construction traffic!
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Street
To acclimatize to Addis one must first learn to give up control. Failure to do so may result in a total loss of sanity.
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Commutes, Urbanism, Terrorism
Morning commute. Mind you, this is not the country side, this is the city center of Ethiopia's capital!
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Parenthood
"Julius, do you want to watch some TV with papa?" "Shhh, I am reading" ...
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