| Addis Is Not My Home |
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| From Addis Ababa, Ethiopia | |
| Tuesday, October 21, 2008 | |
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I like Addis very much. Been here 3wks...should hope so! 90% of the people in the city are ordinary modern, individuals, going to & from the office or coffee shop. Which is nice - I'm normally in cities where the majority doesn’t actually work. And their all so friendly! Already filled one notebook with phone numbers of random people who want to take me out. The rest of the population... sad armless or legless beggars, fully decked-out Muslim holy men or the random goat herder. A nice mix. Most of the buildings were constructed in the 1970's so Addis has this funky retro feel too. But my favorite part is the local transport... minibuses shouting out destinations like... Algeria, Iraq or Mexico! Yeah, I'll go to Mexico... how many days will it take to cross the ocean? (The streets are mostly named after a country.) Like it all. But believe each city has a unique vibe & although I'd previously thought Addis might be a place to permanently settle, it just doesn't have the right vibe for me. Tags: Ethiopia |
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