Author Archive for Adey Abeba

No Mesgana Singers 12 Comments

My friend ‘wiki’ defines gratitude, appreciation, or thankfulness as a positive emotion or attitude in acknowledgment of a benefit that one has received or will receive.
After having lived in the US for years being expected to say ‘thank you’ at every turn, experiencing the celebration of the commercialized Mother’s day, Father’s [...]

Starsucks to Xfam 27 Comments

"Simply say a small prayer for the person who sent you this;
Father, God bless this person in whatever it is that you know he or she may need this day!’

Then send it on to ten other people! Within hours ten people have prayed for you, and you caused a multitude of people [...]

Home for Millennium? 53 Comments

I get asked if I am coming home for the Millennium from friends in Ethiopia and here.  Someone in our Bernos family also asked.  I had to cancel my trip because Sheraton is booked during my 3 weeks vacation there.  'Keld' aside, when I got pix of the Gotera Bypass Bridge (night view) [...]

Woy Wrap 53 Comments

I have been getting clips of different kinds of music lately.  When I click on one it would lead to another and another. The dances and rhythms are very familiar and similar. Some clips from East Africa to Middle East to South [...]