I can’t believe my two months here are up: in ways, I feel I’m just beginning to properly settle in and it’s definitely going to be hard to leave. In the hostel, the past couple of weeks have been dominated by the national exams – Grade 10 (GCSEs) and Grade 12 (A-levels), plus the end… Continue reading Last post from Addis

I spent last weekend visiting Harar, a World Heritage (and Peace and Tolerance) city over in the East of the country. It’s reputedly over 1000 years old, and is the 4th holiest Muslim city (after Mecca, Medina and Jerusalem).  It’s also the birthplace of Haile Selassie. It involved a slightly gruelling 10 hour bus journey,… Continue reading Harar