I’m happy to announce that the podcast Hyphenation has a new episode out! Here is what ‘Fresh Daze’ has in store for your hungry ears: It’s a fine line between culture shock and “FOB” moments. What was confusing and painful in the moment– whether that’s mishaps of language, cuisine, hygiene, or social etiquette–becomes, in retrospect, … Continue reading
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Skin Deep
Just because a kid’s vocabulary or ability to express herself is at a three year old level, that doesn’t mean her thoughts are skin deep. Continue reading
Don’t Call It a Blanket
Or a shawl. And definitely not a throw or a wrap. It’s just gabi. Gabby if you want to be fancy. The original organic wear before organic wear became fashionable. If you were born in Ethiopia, chances are it’s what you were caught in at birth. And depending on what it says in your last will and testament, it … Continue reading
A Heroine’s (7 min) Journey.
It’s hard to look ahead and move at the same time. Continue reading
Something Beautiful From Ethiopia
I’m happy to share my latest article for Selamta, the in-flight magazine of Ethiopian Airlines. This one I did remotely, but it definitely brought up memories of visiting a tannery just outside Ethiopia. Let’s just say it was a nose-opening experience; the smell of curing leather lingers in my nostrils still. Good thing it all miraculously … Continue reading
In Search
I walk on down a street I have never known. Continue reading
2007 Vintage: Sip 11
…because I want to look amazing when he next sees me (never mind he does not want me and when I am thinking clearly I don’t want him either) Continue reading
