http://www.yourverynextstep.com/blog en-us Thu, 09 Sep 2010 11:09:01 -0400 Ethiopia Blogware Ned's Job of the Week http://www.yourverynextstep.com/blog/_archives/2008/5/13/3688763.html http://www.yourverynextstep.com/blog/_archives/2008/5/13/3688763.html Tue, 13 May 2008 07:47:17 -0400 Woman carry heavy loads of firewood from Entoto mountain down to the teeming city of Addis Ababa (population 4 million) to sell for firewood. Ethiopia Travel Outdoors Adventure Ned's Job of the Week http://www.yourverynextstep.com/blog/_archives/2008/5/13/3688769.html http://www.yourverynextstep.com/blog/_archives/2008/5/13/3688769.html Tue, 13 May 2008 07:53:06 -0400 These women were collecting wood from a place high above the city, at an elevation of 3,200 meters. Then they will have to carry their cargo all the way down to the city to sell. Ethiopia Ned's Job of the Week http://www.yourverynextstep.com/blog/_archives/2008/5/13/3688785.html http://www.yourverynextstep.com/blog/_archives/2008/5/13/3688785.html Tue, 13 May 2008 08:02:52 -0400 Much of the hillside have been harvested of wood. The scarcity drives people to go higher and father to find it and bring it to town to sell. Ethiopia Ned's Job of the Week http://www.yourverynextstep.com/blog/_archives/2008/5/13/3688789.html http://www.yourverynextstep.com/blog/_archives/2008/5/13/3688789.html Tue, 13 May 2008 08:05:43 -0400 Nothing brings out a smile more than showing my friends the picture I just took of them. Ethiopia Ned's Job of the Week http://www.yourverynextstep.com/blog/_archives/2008/5/13/3688799.html http://www.yourverynextstep.com/blog/_archives/2008/5/13/3688799.html Tue, 13 May 2008 08:21:13 -0400 An Orthodox Christian priest at Trinity Church in Addis Ababa stands between the tombs of Emperor Haile Selassie and his wife, Empress Menen of Ethiopia. Haile Selassie was known as the Conquering Lion of Judah, Elect of God, King of Kings of Ethiopia. Ethiopia Ned's Job of the Week http://www.yourverynextstep.com/blog/_archives/2008/5/13/3688814.html http://www.yourverynextstep.com/blog/_archives/2008/5/13/3688814.html Tue, 13 May 2008 08:27:49 -0400 The firewood is not only bulky and unweildy, but much heavier than any back pack I've ever carried. Ethiopia Ned's Job of the Week http://www.yourverynextstep.com/blog/_archives/2008/5/13/3688822.html http://www.yourverynextstep.com/blog/_archives/2008/5/13/3688822.html Tue, 13 May 2008 08:35:59 -0400 Ethiopia Ned's Job of the Week http://www.yourverynextstep.com/blog/_archives/2008/5/13/3688832.html http://www.yourverynextstep.com/blog/_archives/2008/5/13/3688832.html Tue, 13 May 2008 08:44:14 -0400 Kolo, a snack food of roasted barley, is available here in the Mercato, Africa's largest market. I bought a bag. Ethiopia Ned's Job of the Week http://www.yourverynextstep.com/blog/_archives/2008/5/13/3688839.html http://www.yourverynextstep.com/blog/_archives/2008/5/13/3688839.html Tue, 13 May 2008 08:50:32 -0400 Coffee originated in the Kaffa province of Ethiopia, and remains a very important beverage for Ethiopians today. These huge sacks of raw beans are for domestic consumption, not export. Ethiopins drink a lot of coffee. Ethiopia Ned's Job of the Week http://www.yourverynextstep.com/blog/_archives/2008/5/13/3688900.html http://www.yourverynextstep.com/blog/_archives/2008/5/13/3688900.html Tue, 13 May 2008 09:41:07 -0400 Although I don’t believe I tried this while I was in Ethiopia, I did see it being made by women in the Mercato. It’s called ensete, or 'false banana.' It’s a palm like a banana tree, but the fruit is inedible. The stem and the underground rhizomes produce a starch that is made into a paste similar to yam and taro. It is formed into large clumps then cut to reduce the stringy fibers, then formed up again and cut again. There were women under tables doing this at the market, and many women watching and buying. This was a hot spot. Ethiopia Ned's Job of the Week http://www.yourverynextstep.com/blog/_archives/2008/5/13/3688903.html http://www.yourverynextstep.com/blog/_archives/2008/5/13/3688903.html Tue, 13 May 2008 09:46:39 -0400 Ethiopia Ned's Job of the Week http://www.yourverynextstep.com/blog/_archives/2008/5/13/3688911.html http://www.yourverynextstep.com/blog/_archives/2008/5/13/3688911.html Tue, 13 May 2008 09:50:25 -0400 Ethiopia Ned's Job of the Week http://www.yourverynextstep.com/blog/_archives/2008/5/13/3688960.html http://www.yourverynextstep.com/blog/_archives/2008/5/13/3688960.html Tue, 13 May 2008 10:25:03 -0400 Wood is used for scaffolding evn on tall buildings. Ethiopia