Ethiopia Reprise: Final Days in Addis Ababa

On February 27 and 28, I readied myself for departure from Addis. I made my final visit to the Internet cafe and the guy there who helped me out.

Internet Cafe, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Helpful Guy at Internet Cafe, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

I took some pictures of the Finfine Hotel because it’s a beautiful place to stay, especially with the thermal waters available for bathing in the ample bathroom.

Front of Room Where I Stayed at Finfine Hotel, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Courtyard Entrance of Finfine Hotel, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Courtyard of Finfine Hotel, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Public bulletin boards campaign against AIDS.

AIDS Prevention Bulletin Board, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Schoolchildren walking home on the streets of Addis.

Schoolchildren Walking Home on the Streets of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Schoolchildren Walking Home on the Streets of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

I visited the Ethiopian Ethnological Museum {?} on the University of Addis Ababa campus. They didn’t permit photography inside the museum, so these pictures are of the outside of the museum building and the university grounds, along with a couple of students from southern Ethiopia I met and with whom I chatted.
Institute of Ethiopian Studies, University of Addis Ababa, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Grounds of Addis Ababa University, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Grounds of Addis Ababa University, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Grounds of Addis Ababa University, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Grounds of Addis Ababa University, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Students at Addis Ababa University, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
I called up Paulos from Piazza after visiting the university. I wanted to meet him once more before heading out of town. He invited me back to his place. His apartment is basically one room, an eight-foot cube packed into a little compound with other rooms of similar size where other people live. His friend Abdela Assiz was chewing chaat, a leafy stimulant common in Africa, at his place when we arrived.

Will and Abdela Assiz at Paulos Apartment, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Paulos at Paulos Apartment, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Paulos and Abdela Assiz in Front of Mother and Father Pictures at Paulos Apartment, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Abdela Assiz at Front Door of Paulos Apartment, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Entrance Walkway to Paulos Apartment, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Exterior of Paulos Apartment, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Here is the spot where Paulos and I met. The locals call it Satan Bet, which means the devil’s house. When the theater first opened, some residents thought its music and theater productions would corrupt everyone. Now, everyone is used to it.
Satan Bet Theater, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

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