Are we the last generation to see the rains in Ethiopia?

It’s raining in Addis Ababa today. As I stood at the window watching, I realised how much I loved the rain here. It always brings back many happy memories of my childhood in Ethiopia.

A morning at the Lion Park in Addis Ababa.

A long time ago, when I was but a little child, my parents took me to the Lion Park to see the lions. I’ve never gone back since then. Not that I haven’t wanted to, I just never got around to doing it.

A couple of weeks ago I decided I had to go sooner or later. When my wife told me that she remembered being able to hear the lions roar on a quiet day, I decided I really needed to go. After all, I’d never heard a lion roar. If they could be heard in Piassa, imagine how nice it would be to hear one roar up close and personal.

A reminder of what makes life in Ethiopia charming.

As I walked home from work last night, I was reminded several times about the major factor that makes Ethiopia the special place that it is – its beautiful people.

3 ways to improve your online existence.

What do you do in a world where it’s important to have an online presence? Do you just join Facebook? Do you really want your Facebook profile to be the only thing that Google spits out when someone types your name into a computer? Do you commission a website? Do you start a blog?

Seven interestingly named places in Addis Ababa

Dig  into a name in Ethiopia and you’ll unearth some history, something interesting. It might be true, it might be historical, it might be a legend with some truth to it or it might be completely made-up, but you can’t say it isn’t fascinating.