On the plane I read excerpts from Chapter 1 of the recommended book. Here are takeaways!
*Ethiopian food is good and sauces can be spicy
*If approached by a beggar you can politely say "bugger off"
*There are over 75 Ethnic groups in Ethiopia.
*Amharic is the most common language and resembles Hebrew and Arabic. You can get by speaking English in Ethiopia. Italian and French are also languages spoken.
*The dominant religion is Ethiopian Orthodox Christianity
*The Ethiopian calendar year is 7 years earlier
*In Ethiopia there are 13 months. The months of the year are named different and timing varies from the western calendar.
* Ethiopian new year is September 11th
* There is a surprise around every corner
*There are historical sites everywhere and the place is biblical.
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