Christmas and New Year’s Greeting
Better late than never! Head uut aastat
Ajora
„Where exactly are we going today?” asked Martin at the breakfast table. Burst of laughter followed and somebody from the…
To be born in Ethiopia
According to Ethiopian tradition when a baby is delivered at home both the mother and the baby receive a blessing, however when…
The Night Bridging the Two Years
After celebrating two homely Estonian and Ethiopian Christmases we decided to meet the New Year in the wilderness. It was a 15-minute drive from the city limits complemented…
Waiting the Ethiopian way
Its Friday, 29th of December. A moment ago, there was such a loud Hallelujah heard from the house next to the church that it was…
Coffee farm close to Hawassa
In Hawassa
In an Ethiopian school
By the middle of December a house on a small dirt street in the town of Soddo is the home…
At the market in Dalbo
Soddo
Medical examination
A surprise on every step
Days go by like hours and our lives have been taken over by the African routine. But this word has a different…
Second week in another continent
It’s my second week here. I’m slowly getting accustomed to our new home. I’m lying on the sofa and watching how Merle…
First time away from Estonia
It’s 5 AM. Two days and nights without sleep are behind me now. I feel that my heart is beating…
Saturday on the Wolayita King’s Park
Home in Soddo
It took me a whole month to get accostumed to the rythm in Africa. It’s hard to tell, why it…