Since arriving in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia for my internship with the Canadian Urban Institute I have been flooded with questions and queries about life in the land that gets 13 months of sunshine. In this blog I will detail my experiences in Ethiopia by answering your questions, providing musing, ramblings and other miscellaneous information that comes to mind.
To have your question answered, please email me at chit.khatt@gmail.com and I will respond back with an answer as soon as possible.
Thanks for your help, I look forward to khatting with you...
There is no word for zero, but 'yellum' is used as a substitute. By definition however, 'yellum' means there is nothing and fits loosely as a reference for zero.
I am so very sorry for taking so long to update this blog, in January of 2010 I moved to a very small city in Ethiopia and the internet was very slow and unstable. It made the everyday maintenance of the blog very difficult, especially when blogs were banned and I couldn't assess it.
Anyway, I have since returned and moved back to Toronto, Canada. I was a little lost at first but helped start a nonprofit that is promoting electric vehicles. I love my job and it keeps me very busy, but I always think about Ethiopia.
I am going to keep updating this blog with information, photos and stories to document my time there.
The other day I was biking home with my roommate, we were coming home from a bar and very hungry. I noticed a small Ethiopia restaurant that was still open and so I went in to order some food. I love meeting Ethiopians and speaking with them, I didn't learn very much Amharic but I can carry enough of a conversation to express my love of their culture. Anyway, the food was great and I would definitely recommend it. Actually, I am going to start reviewing the Ethiopian restaurants in Toronto and putting up their locations.
Here are is an interesting video of Ethiopian dancing, its all in shoulders.
