Meeting Haben for the first time felt a lot like meeting myself.
Tag: Eritrean People
Hers: an ezine about a daughter’s love featuring Abeba Alemseged
The complexities of a mother-daughter relationship in the Eritrean diaspora
Bringing Three Generations Under One Sun: A Family Photo Shoot
An impromtu family photo shoot in the countryside fourteen years later.
After Tragedy, How (Not) to Mourn for Regat
When I met Regat, I immediately sensed her spirit animal a dolphin. Her playfulness, coöperation, and inner strength are what makes her beautiful. Not to mention her gift of gab. My aunt, Regat, cherishes emotional human contact and is the first person to laugh at her clumsy habits despite what life has hurled out.
The Deacon
An evening with a young Eritrean deacon takes place nowhere, in particular, but in the depths of my heart.
How to [Not] Pronounce Eritrea
AIR-REE-TREE-UH is a common incorrect pronunciation of EH-REE-THRAH alternatively EH-REE-THREE-YAH a country in North East Africa. compare video and audio below to hear the difference How to Actually Pronounce Eritrea
Could I Handle Asmara’s Attitude?
Anecdotes of cultural clashes in Asmara and coming to my senses after a series of less pleasant encounters with Asmarinos.