Episode 8 |Intercultural Couples, Interview with “Kidist & Dudley” (Ethiopian and Jamaican)
February 18, 2019
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New Hyphenation episode!
August 27, 2018
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, … More New Hyphenation episode!
Skin Deep
July 23, 2018
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. … More Skin Deep
Don’t Call It a Blanket
January 9, 2018
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 … More Don’t Call It a Blanket
A Heroine’s (7 min) Journey.
October 3, 2017
It’s hard to look ahead and move at the same time. … More A Heroine’s (7 min) Journey.
Something Beautiful From Ethiopia
September 2, 2017
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 … More Something Beautiful From Ethiopia
In Search
July 1, 2017
I walk on down a street I have never known. … More In Search
2007 Vintage: Sip 11
March 27, 2017
…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) … More 2007 Vintage: Sip 11
2007 Vintage: Sip 9
March 12, 2017
I resume journaling at the end of a relationship. Usually that’s when I realize all that was wrong with the relationship…I can’t help but think that this abandoning of journaling, as soon as I am coupled with a man, is a form of abandoning myself. … More 2007 Vintage: Sip 9
2007 Vintage: Sip 8
March 5, 2017
To no one’s surprise, my ten-years-ago self continues to wallow in her post-breakup misery, in this latest instalment of my diary entries from back in the day. I’ve turned to religion, as you’ll see. Even made up my own little prayer. On the plus side, this entry contains an exquisite paragraph from one of my … More 2007 Vintage: Sip 8
Rebecca Fisseha, Writer. 