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Registration: 29 June 2013

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sara viva replied to a thread
9 years ago
Christine

Your experience of culture shock in Ethiopia by Christine

Hi, Living in a foreign country implies to discover its culture, to learn and master the cultural codes. How did you deal with that? Share with us your culture shock stories where you experienced a funny or awkward moment in Ethiopia. What ...

sara viva

Hi, I have been thinking about culture shock a lot: the lack of privacy in Ethiopia has been a huge challenge to me, remaining prepared for bathrooms requires vigilance...I have written about overcoming those challenges in the following blog posts: ... Read More

sara viva created a thread
11 years ago

Indian Store/Shop in Addis Ababa

I am looking for an Indian Store in Addis - can anyone direct me? So many Indian schools, there must be Indian stores for the indian community to stock up on cultural foodstuffs etc. (There are none listed online) **I am particularly looking for ... Read More

sara viva replied to a thread
11 years ago
Erichman

Amharic Tutor by Erichman

Has anyone had an amharic tutor in Addis that they liked? or any recommendations of where to find a tutor? Thank you!

sara viva

I presume by now you have found someone. I have a tutor I meet with once a week who is absolutely great and I would be happy to share his contacts. ** Do you happen to know about any intensive amharic/amahaic immersion courses in Addis (or outside ... Read More