Addis Culture

One thing I like about being in Addis, compared to Mekelle, is that
there's more to do. This week alone, I've been to a Samuel Beckett
exhibition and to a performance of Spanish music and dancing.
Admittedly, I didn't really look at the former....I was invited, along
with other Irish citizens, to the launch of the exhibition in the
Ethnological Museum in Addis Ababa University, by the embassy. There was
nice wine and snacks being served up, so I went for the red wine and
chatting with people I met there. I did read the brochure at home later
so I feel like I got something cultural out of it ;)
I went along with an Irish VSO friend and we met various others there. I
made some new friends among current VSO volunteers and newly arrived
volunteers. We spoke briefly with the Charge D'Affaires and met some
embassy staff. Always good to know the right people!

The Spanish dancing was a free event in the National Theatre, which I'd
never been inside before. It's pretty impressive inside, with a big
double sweeping staircase in the lobby. It was organized by the Spanish
embassy as a millennium event. Now that I have some friends and contacts
here, I can hear about these things being on.