Working in Selam
On Monday morning, I took an overview of the available lab materials. Surprisingly, there is extremely good material that is perfect for training. Unfortunately, there is also a...


Published: 04.12.2024









The weekend started on Saturday morning with a simple breakfast of bread, honey, and Ovi. The white honey from northern Ethiopia is an absolute delicacy. After lunch near Sanford School, I strolled a little through Addis to Adwa Square. There, at Fresh Corner, I bought vegetables🍅🥬, chicken🐔, and other important things 🍫🍷 and then took a taxi home. On Sunday, I slept in, did a bit of research for spare parts, answered a few emails 💻🖱️, and bought groceries for the coming week. In the evening, I had a delicious Kitfo with Gotcho at a restaurant. Kitfo is raw Zebu beef 🐂, finely minced and interestingly spiced; it reminds me of the taste of Schabziger. Served with fried Gotcho, which is plant juice obtained from the false banana plant (Ensete), wrapped in banana leaves, buried, and then dug up after fermentation. You can only find this here... It's a must... And I actually really like it. The consistency is a mix of chewy omelette, shoe sole, and foam rubber 😂
