UF in Ethiopia day 8: BREAKFAST GOALS, OLD STONES AND TIME TO SAY GOODBYE
It was our last day in Ethiopia, and we woke up well rested and ready for breakfast! Except for some people, who woke up to the discovery of some new bed bug friends. These were soon forgotten however, as we headed out into the streets of sunny Gondar. Situated at a height of 2,300 metres, […]
UF in Ethiopia Day 8: TRAVEL DAY AND GENUINE ETHIOPIAN FOOD EXPERIENCE
Sunday the 12th was partly a travel day when we went from Bahir Dar to Gondar, but we did have time to see some sights as well as experience possible the best – as well as a more questionable – food experience during the trip. Staring of at the morning, some of us went to […]
UF in Ethiopia day 7: Lake Tana and traditional dancing
When in Bahir Dar, some of us were not in our best shape due to either the long bus ride, the new bacterial strain or maybe not using hand sanitizers enough. Some of us needed to rest for a while, if we put it that way. Others (Ebba and Julia) also started to feel a […]
UF in Ethiopia day 6: Ten hours of beautiful struggle
I wake up at 3 am on the bathroom floor. There are two plausible candidates why I have had to get my beauty sleep within arm’s reach of these facilities. One is tasty Sambosas on a street corner in the company of a group of friendly old men, the other a bag of caramelized peanuts. […]
UF in Ethiopia Day 5: COFFEE TASTING, MOUNT ENTOTO AND ASSOCIATION OF WOMEN´S SANCTUARY AND DEVELOPMENT
On Thursday we woke up early to visit Seife’s, a coffee distributor run by the Swedish-Ethiopian Seife Tuuloskorpi. Seife’s is not only very passionate about coffee but it also has a conscious approach to coffee production and distribution and works closely with local farmers to enhance an ethical and sustainable coffee distribution. Apart from learning […]
UF in Ethiopia day 4: Ethiopians making efforts to both poor children and Uppsala students
We woke up to a fresh morning on the Wednesday in Addis. This forenoon, we were about to meet with the African Child Policy Forum (ACPF), a Panafrican advocacy organisation based in Ethiopia. We were warmly welcomed to fantastic premises. We all agreed that we wouldn’t mind living in their office. It was obvious that […]