Airports

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I find airports to be interesting places, especially when I encounter people, food and retail items from different cultures.  At airports in the U.S., one can find food specialties from that region of the country (e.g., Philly cheesesteak in the … Continue reading →

Funded Project Meetings in Nairobi and Addis Ababa

For those who may be interested in the project work that I have been doing in Kenya with colleagues at Kenyatta University, and the recent meetings that I attended in Nairobi and Addis Ababa, you can find information about the … Continue reading →

Sights Around Addis Ababa

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While most of my time in Addis Ababa was spent in meetings, I did have a few opportunities to get out a bit.  These photos show some sights I saw around Addis.  We stopped briefly at the Holy Trinity Cathedral, … Continue reading →

Ethiopian Coffee Ceremony

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Legend has it that coffee originated in Ethiopia, discovered by a goat herder named Kaldi who noticed the energizing effects on his goats when they ate some of the red berries from certain bushes.  The story goes that he told … Continue reading →

Visit to the Museum of the Institute of Ethiopian Studies

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I am in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia for a meeting of all of the partnership directors for the 11 projects throughout Sub-Saharan Africa that comprise the Africa-U.S. Higher Education Initiative projects.  Many of us arrived in Addis last night.  Since the … Continue reading →

Traveling

There is something about traveling, especially internationally, that I find exciting.  I like walking around in international airports and hearing countless languages being spoken and seeing people in clothes representing their home cultures.  I like landing in a country and … Continue reading →