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Ishi Bekka

Chronicle

Winter'2013'
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Departments*
Posta Bet
From%the%Editor%%%%%2%
Alyssa!Shumaker!
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Get In! PCV Life

Tigray%Trek%%%%%%3%

Get!a!look!at!the!trek!by!the!
numbers.!
Forrest!Copeland!

Why%Not?%%%%%4%

Are!you!too!integrated?!
Jackie!Suits!

Alright%Fatties,%Rainy%Season%is%
Over%%%%5%
Wait.!Did!Morgan!just!call!me!fat?!
Morgan!Davison!
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Go Wild! Nature

Animal%vs.%Bird%%%%%6%

Honey!Badger!or!Hamerkop?!
Bernard!Smalls!&!Chad!Miller!

Do%It%Yourself%%%%%7%

Free!yourself!from!your!fleas!!
Sarah!Crozier!
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Extras*

This%Ugly%American%Visor%%%%%13%
Nick!Cipponeri!

Facts%You%Don’t%Care%About%%%%%15%
Top!5!Christmas!Movies!of!All!Time!
Alyssa!Shumaker!
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Features*
Poverty%and%a%Child’s%Brain%%%%%9%

Shanthi!provokes!us!to!think!about!
the!brain!development!of!the!
children!in!our!lives.!
Shanthi!Purushotham!

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Contents

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Enibala! Food and Drink

Mexican%Injera%%%%%8%

Burritos,!tacos!and!empanadas!can!all!be!yours!with!this!
perfect!recipe!for!flour!tortillas.!
Paula!Baker!
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Where Are You Go? Travel
Simba%Land%%%%%11!!
To!safari!or!not!to!safari?!!Erin!assures!us!Tanzania!is!
possible!on!a!Peace!Corps!budget.
Erin!Sullivan!
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Hard Drive Party. Books, Music, Movies!

The%Rainbow%Nation%in%the%New%Millennium%%%%%14%

Alec!provides!us!with!a!timely!review!of!Douglas!Foster’s!
book,!After&Mandela.!
Alec!Miran!

PreYgame%Ritual%%%%%16%

Lost!your!sports!fanaticism?!Brenden!provides!us!with!the!
perfect!playlist!to!get!in!the!game.!
Brenden!Boland!
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VRC Style

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The!purple!shirt!is!a!beautiful!
patterned!item!that!fits!
John!to!a!tee.!In!his!front!
lapel!is!a!pack!of!camo!
condoms,!in!case!you!want!
to!go!for!the!sneak!
attack.!Wearing!
shorts,!belt!and!
sunglasses!of!his!own,!
the!suitcase!
showed!some!slim!
fashion!pickings!
this!month.!
Nevertheless,!John!
manages!to!be!
runway!ready!for!
all!hours!of!the!
day!in!this!
ensemble!to!
envy.!

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John!Steelman!is!modeling!the!latest!
in!magic,!green!suitcase!fashion.!

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!Ishi Bekka!Chronicle!!!!!Page 1!

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Mail
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holidays,!whether!that!be!Kwanza,!Winter!
Solstice,!Hanukah,!Christmas!or!the!good!ole,!
“Let’s!drink!a!beer!because!apparently!today!is!
an!Ethiopian!holiday,”!Holiday.!But!most!
importantly,!watch!“Chevy!Chase’s!Christmas!
Vacation,”!for!me.!Please.!!
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Sincerely!yours,!!

Posta Bet
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From%the%Editor%
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Well,%hello,%Peace%Corps%Ethiopia!!!

Welcome!to!our!first!edition!as!a!new!team!of!
editors!for!Ishi Bekka.!While!I’m!not!sure!that!I!
can!amount!to!Dave’s!snarky!wit!and!lavish!
charm!as!Editor;in;Chief,!at!least!I!have!many!
other!people!working!on!Ishi!with!me!to!pick!up!
the!slack!(or!to!blame!if!anything!goes!wrong).!In!
our!new!editions!we!are!working!to!put!out!
quarterly!installments,!because!we!know!that!
you!count!on!Ishi’s!breaking!news!to!stay!in!
touch!with!the!world.!We!are!also!working!to!
make!Ishi!more!accessible,!so!while!we!will!still!
be!posting!editions!on!
ishibekka.wordpress.com,!hopefully!we!will!be!
able!to!send!a!version!out!to!you!via!email!with!
as!much!Sham;Wow;Pow!as!the!online!version.!!
!
What!you!are!reading!now!is!our!Winter!Edition,!
and!inside!you’ll!see!many!fascinating!stories.!
While,!“What!does!the!fox!say?”!is!sweeping!
YouTube!worldwide,!you!can!read!up!about!an!
old!classic!the!Honey!Badger,!as!well!as!the!ever;
elusive!Hamerkop,!in!Bernard!and!Chad’s!
infamous,!“Animal!vs.!Bird”!column.!Along!with!
some!returning!celebrated!columnist!favorites,!
we!have!added!new!columnists!to!our!racket,!
and!in!this!issue!you!can!enjoy!articles!on!topics!
from!Nelson!Mandela!to!exercise!to!tortillas.!!
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Also,!we!have!some!exciting!new!sections!of!Ishi!
that!we!welcome!submissions!to.!!I!know!you’re!
excited.!
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And!while!this!holiday!season!may!not!feel!the!
same!when!you!celebrate!in!the!heat!of!the!dry!
season!with!five!pine!branches!stolen!from!the!
side!of!the!road!as!you!attempt!to!wrap!a!present!
of!cappuccino!biscuits!in!the!manila!envelopes!
sent!from!Weekly!Updates!past,!remember!that!
we!here!at!Ishi Bekka!wish!you!the!happiest!of!
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alyssa%
Editor%in%Chief, The!Ishi Bekka!Chronicle!!

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Ishi!Staff

Alyssa%Shumaker%
Editor!in!Chief!
Erica%Lillquist%
Design!and!Layout!

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Get%In!%

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Sarah%Crozier%
Column!Editor!
Jackie%Suits%
Column!Editor!
Forrest%Copeland%
Photo!Sourcing!

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Please!remember!that!Ishi,!as!a!scholastic!
publication,!welcomes!Letters!to!the!Editor!
and!submissions.!Please!correspond!with!us!
via!ishibekka@gmail.com.!
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Feature!and!Department!submissions!are!
welcomed.!!Please!also!consider!contributing!
to:!
• Facts!You!Don’t!Care!About!
• Shit;Shat;Chit;Chat!(new!)!
• Amaringlish!(photo!submissions)!
For!more!details,!please!contact!us.!
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!All!sweepstakes!are!void!where!prohibited,!
and!by!prohibited!we!mean!outside!of!the!48;
contiguous!US!States.!!
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The!Ishi Bekka!Chronicle!!!!!Page!2
Get In!

PCV Life

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Tigray#Trek#
By#Forrest#Copeland#

!!
Unless!you!have!been!living!under!a!rock,!you!have!probably!heard!about!
the!amazing!Tigray!Trek.!!For!detailed!accounts,!check!out!the!blogs!of!
Hannah!Yang!(http://phreqaflex.com/com)!and!Forrest!
(www.talesfromthebigcountry.wordpress.com).!

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For!a!quick!peak,!however,!we!let!the!numbers!speak!for!themselves…#

By#the#Numbers:#
Total!distance!covered!by!the!trek:!282km!
Cumulative!Kilometers!ran!by!the!core!group!!
!!!!!of!7!PCVs:!1170km!
Most!Kilometers!ran!by!one!tam!member!in!8!!
!!!!!days:!252km!(Hannah)!
Longest!distance!in!a!day:!48km!(Mekele!to!!
!!!!!Adi!Kayih)!
Number!of!youth!who!participated!in!HIV!!
!!!!!education!sessions:!528!!(Boys:!324!Girls:!!
!!!!!204)!
US!Dollars!raised!for!imagine1day:!$4,586!
Liters!of!water!purchased:!268!
Kilos!of!bananas!purchased:!9kg!
Kilos!of!oranges!purchased:!5kg!
Most!fluid!consumption!by!a!runner!in!a!day!!
!!!!!on!the!road:!6.5!Liters!
Egg!sandwiches!consumed:!34!
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Number!of!Bani’s!(breads)!eaten!by!Mike!in!!
!!!!!one!sitting:!6!
3;egg;each!sandwiches!consumed!by!Ben!in!!
!!!!!one!sitting:!4!(that’s!a!dozen!eggs!)!
Most!shits!in!a!day!by!one!person:!9!
Bug!bites!on!Hannah’s!left!ankle!on!day!8:!18!
Bug!!bites!on!Hannah’s!neck!on!day!8:!21!
Number!of!bum!knees!at!the!end!of!the!trek:!6!
Number!of!bum!feet!at!the!end!of!the!trek:!2!
Number!of!visits!to!the!health!center:!2!
Number!of!cases!of!heat!exhaustion:!2!
Mosquito;net!tutu!survival!rate:!100%!
Number!of!dead!hyenas!in!the!ditch:!1!
Number!of!blankets!in!the!Kukufutu!“hotel”!
AKA!mud!fort:!0!
Number!of!times!listening!to!“808s!and!
Heartbreaks”:!Too!many!
Number!of!times!listening!to!“What!Does!the!!
!!!!!!Fox!Say“:!Not!enough!
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The!Ishi Bekka!Chronicle!!!!!Page!3!
Get In!
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Why$Not?!
By$Jackie$Suits!
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Have!you!had!that!moment!when!you!
realize!you’re!really!integrated!yet?!
Maybe!even!a!little!too!integrated?!
During!the!last!week!of!school,!my!
teachers!invited!me!to!go!on!their!
end>of>the>year!field!trip!to!the!
nearby!hot!springs,!Wondo!Genet.!I!
thought,!“Why!not?”!!!
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The!day!before!the!trip,!I!was!asked!
to!assist!with!cooking!the!food.!I!
meandered!over!to!Hirut’s!compound!where!I!
was!met!through!the!gate!with!the!butchering!of!
a!goat.!Goats!have!become!my!new!favorite!
animal!here,!so!I!just!cut!heaps!of!onions.!!!!
!
The!next!morning!started!early!as!I!was,!of!
course,!the!first!to!arrive!at!our!meeting!place!at!
6am.!I!was!shortly!joined!by!my!Grassroot!Soccer!
counterpart!and!we!wandered!around!town!
wondering!where!everyone!else!was.!By!9am,!we!
were!all!packed!onto!the!bus!and!the!wheels!
were!rolling.!We!didn’t!get!far!before!stopping!
for!breakfast.!“K’urs?”!I!asked!skeptically.!We!
were!on!the!side!of!the!road!in!the!middle!of!
nowhere.!I!was!answered!by!seeing!the!women!
carrying!injera!and!a!huge!bucket!full!of!the!k’aywat!I!helped!make!off!the!bus.!We!sat!in!the!grass!
of!a!cow!field!and!ate!the!k’ay-wat,!but!I!declined!
a!9:30am!Pepsi.!A!few!of!my!teachers!surprised!
me!by!bringing!up!the!word!“picnic.”!!I!spent!the!
rest!of!the!bus!trip!being!grilled!by!the!Social!
Studies!teacher!whose!daughter!would!be!
attending!camp!with!me.!!!
!
We!arrived!and!I!walked!in!with!Demissie,!a!
Physics!teacher.!Demissie!is!a!tall,!gentle!man!
that!gives!bear!hugs!and!whose!son!I!also!teach.!
We!approached!the!public!showering!area!and!
he!stripped!down!to!his!underwear!right!in!front!
of!me!and!scurried!off!to!help!Bisrat,!the!6th!
grade!English!teacher,!wash!his!back.!!!
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I!had!paid!for!a!private!shower,!so!I!ambled!over!
to!that!line!and!joined!some!of!my!female!
teachers.!I!still!had!a!perfect!view!of!the!male!
public!shower!spot!where!all!the!men!were!
frolicking.!The!ladies!were!taking!not>so>private!
showers!and!entering!two!at!a!time.!I!went!into!a!
shower!next!to!Hirut!and!her!bestie,!Zenebech.!
There!was!a!gap!at!the!top!of!the!wall!separating!
our!showers!and!they!spent!the!entire!time!
hollering!at!me.!“Jack!--Shower-indet-naw?--T’irunaw?--Jack!--Tachawachi!!!!”!I!did!indeed!play.!
!
Before!heading!home,!I!went!with!two!other!
teachers,!Hailu!and!Shiferaw,!to!see!a!house!that!
used!to!be!Haile!Selassie’s!next!to!the!springs.!
We!saw!a!lot!of!monkeys!and!baboons!and!took!a!
million!photos.!!On!the!way!back,!we!stopped!for!
another!k’ay-wat!picnic,!this!time!in!the!field!of!a!
church.!For!the!remainder!of!the!journey,!I!
enjoyed!the!best>smelling!bus!ride!of!my!
Ethiopian!life!and!decided!I’d!go!again!next!year.!!!
!
The!mere!fact!that!I!experienced!a!day!like!this!
wasn’t!as!significant!as!the!fact!that!I!didn’t!find!
it!at!all!odd.!If!you!haven’t!had!that!moment!yet!
when!you!realize!you’re!too!integrated,!you!will;!
especially!if!you!accept!a!trip!to!the!hot!springs!
with!your!Ethiopian!co>workers.!Ask!yourself!
“Why!not?”!Usually!you!won’t!be!able!to!come!up!
with!a!response.!!!!
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!Ishi Bekka!Chronicle!!!!!Page 4!

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Get In!

Alright(Fatties,(Rainy(Season(is(Over.((
By(Morgan(Davison(

The$tip$for$this$quarter:!!
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If!you!truly!want!to!see!a!difference!it!
is!not!going!to!be!easy.!You!have!to!
change!your!mindset!and!prepare!to!
change!some!of!your!eating!habits.!
The!tip!for!this!month!for!those!of!you!
trying!to!slim!down!is!to!eliminate!
junk!food!from!your!diet.!This!means!
no!cake,!no!sambusas!or!bumbalinos,!
and!if!you're!lucky!enough!to!have!
themNno!ice!cream!or!potato!chips!!
You!are!allowed!two!cheat!days!!Two!
days!a!week!you!can!eat!WHATEVER!
you!want!!That's!doable!right?!

And!you!know!what!that!means...NO.MORE.EXCUSES.!
During!rainy!season!it's!so!easy!to!get!lazy!and!hibernate!in!
our!houses!while!watching!the!newest!episode!of!True!Blood!
and!eating!Snickers!bars.!It's!time!to!put!an!end!to!that!sad,!
sad!life.!
Working!out!makes!us!feel!good,!right?!Do!you!actually!know!
why?!Most!people!know!it's!good!for!us!and!releases!
endorphins,!but!here's!the!full!scoop:!
Endorphins!act!as!analgesics,!which!mean!they!diminish!the!
perception!of!pain.!They!also!act!as!sedatives.!Regular!
exercise!helps!reduce!stress,!boots!selfNesteem,!improves!
sleep!and!wards!off!anxiety!and!depression.!

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So!not!only!will!working!out!help!you!discover!that!you!DO!in!fact!have!more!than!one!ab,!it's!going!to!
make!you!feel!so!much!better!!Release!endorphins,!get!rid!of!toxins!and!get!inspired!to!do!some!good!
work!!
For!a!lot!of!us,!the!starting!is!actually!the!hardest.!It's!hard!to!find!the!motivation!to!turn!Shawn!T!on!and!
do!forty!five!minutes!of!pure!cardio!(that!sh**!really!is!bananas!).!I!suggest!finding!a!time!that!works!for!
you!and!sticking!with!it!every!day.!When!you!build!your!workout!into!your!daily!routine,!you!are!much!
more!likely!to!stick!with!it.!
!
Come(on,(Tanya!((No(
more(excuses!(

Another!helpful!tip—get!a!workout!buddy.!
You!don't!have!to!have!a!site!mate!for!this.!My!
workout!buddy!lives!pretty!far!away!but!we!
make!sure!to!text!each!other!every!day!to!
see!if!we!have!done!our!workouts.!We!
also!check!in!with!each!other!to!see!if!we!are!
eating!healthy.!Find!someone!who!is!on!the!
same!motivation!level!as!you!and!who!will!
be!honest!with!you.!Someone!who!will!say,!
“Morgan,!put!down!the!cookie!and!go!work!
out...your!ass!doesn't!need!the!extra!
calories.”!
Contact!Morgan!Davison!for!workout!tips,!
potential!workout!buddies,!and!general!
exercise!motivation. !

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!Ishi Bekka!Chronicle!!!!!Page 5!
Go Wild!

Animal'Vs.'Bird'
!

Nature

An!animal!made!infamous!by!a!viral!YouTube!video,!the!honey!badger!(also!
The'Honey'Badger'
known!as!the!ratel)!really!is!"crazy".!Weighing!in!on!average!between!20C30!
pounds,!the!honey!badger!is!poundCforCpound!one!of!the!most!ferocious!
By'Bernard'Smalls!
predators!out!there.!Little!is!known!about!the!mating!and!social!habits!of!
these!solitary!creatures,!despite!the!fact!that!they!are!fairly!common!throughout!the!
African!continent.!What!is!known!is!that!they!eat!everything!and!fear!nothing,!and!that!
even!the!scariest!animals!on!the!savannah!think!twice!before!crossing!this!fearless!
warrior's!path.!
!
So!what!makes!the!honey!badger!so!crazy?!Much!like!all!larger!mustelids!(weasels),!
the!honey!badger!is!strong!for!its!size!and!has!a!vicious!temper.!
!
It!will!readily!defend!itself!from!any!attacker,!and!has!even!been!
With'all''
known!to!chase!young!lions!from!a!kill.!The!honey!badger's!
these'lethal'skills,''
secret!to!success!is!its!incredibly!thick,!yet!loose!skin.!At!a!
it'really'is'no'
quarterCofCanCinch!thick,!the!skin!is!impervious!to!most!porcupine!
surprise'that'the'
quills,!animal!bites,!and!bee!stings!(important!for!helping!it!get!
"Honey'Badger'just'
one!of!its!favorite!foods,!honey).!The!looseness!of!the!skin!allows!it!to!turn!around!
don't'give'a'shit."'
and!attack!anyone!foolish!enough!to!hold!onto!it.!When!you!combine!this!with!its!
evolved!immunity!to!most!snake!venoms!(it!regularly!kills!and!eats!the!black!mamba,!
arguably!the!deadliest!snake!on!Earth),!the!honey!badger!becomes!about!as!indestructible!!
as!you!can!get!!
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After!I!found!out!I!would!be!going!to!Ethiopia!(Ethiopia,!Huh?!That!wasn't!listed!on!the!wiki!),!one!of!the!
first!things!I!did!was!go!online!and!order!a!book,!a!guide!to!birds!of!the!Horn!of!Africa.!It!should!have!
been!the!beginning!of!summer!in!Minneapolis,!but!it!was!still!a!cold,!wet!spring,!and!I!sat!
!
in!my!secondCstory!apartment!leafing!through!this!colorful!book!puzzling!over!
The'Hamerkop''
hundreds!of!unfamiliar!birds.!I!was!enough!of!a!birder!already!to!know!that!I!
is'a'bad'omen'in'some' would!never!be!lucky!enough!to!see!most!of!the!species!illustrated!in!those!pages,!
cultures,'the'bringer'
but!conversely!I!knew!that!I!would!be!lucky!enough!to!see!quite!a!few.!The!
of'bad'news.'But'for'
question!was!which!ones.!One!bird!I!found!myself!
me'it’s'magical;'it'
fascinated!with,!and!doubted!very!much!that!I!would!
reminds'me'how'
ever!see,!was!called!the!Hamerkop.!!Maybe!it!was!
lucky'I'am.'
the!familiar!Dutch!(“Hammerhead')!paired!with!the!
unfamiliar!looking!bird,!or!the!drawing!of!its!giant,!round,!
mudCball!nest,!but!for!whatever!reason!I!zeroed!in!on!Scopus'umbretta!as!a!bird!
from!the!book!that!I!would!not!forget.!
!
The!book!will!tell!you!that!the!Hamerkop!can!only!be!found!in!Africa,!Madagascar,!and!
southwest!Arabia.!!It’s!a!“mediumCsized,!dull!brown!water!bird”!with!its!long,!pointed!crest!
and!thick,!long!bill!combining!to!give!a!hammerCheaded!
!
appearance.!!The!Hamerkop!can!be!found!around!water,!from!
It's'Hammer'Time!' major!lakes!to!small!ponds,!rivers,!and!even!temporary!pools.!!The!
Hamerkop!can!soar!like!an!eagle!and!ranges!all!over!Ethiopia.!!"!!
By'Chad'Miller!
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!Ishi Bekka!Chronicle!!!!!Page!6

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Go Wild!
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(…Cont’d)!I!was!lucky.!I!saw!my!first!Hamperkop!within!my!first!couple!of!months!here;!he!was!poking!
around!in!a!rain!puddle!just!across!the!road!from!the!gate!of!my!Amharic!teacher’s!compound!in!Sagure.!
Later!I!would!see!the!occasional!Hamperkop!in!a!few!spots,!including!a!pair!sunning!themselves!on!the!
branches!of!a!dead!tree!above!a!stream!on!the!outskirts!of!Debre!Markos,!and,!more!recently,!a!single!bird!
seemingly!well!out!of!place!in!dry!as!bone,!urban!Addis.!In!fact,!near!that!spot!I!recently!noted!what!looks!
suspiciously!like!a!Hamperkop!nest.!!Again,!I!wouldn’t!think!a!Hamerkop!would!belong!here:!newar!the!
Canadian!Embassy,!away!from!water,!in!the!middle!of!Africa’s!capital.!I!asked!a!guard!walking!nearby!
about!the!giant!ball!in!the!crook!of!a!big!tree!(it!even!had!a!plastic!clothes!hanger!embedded!in!the!
surface).!He!said!ti!was!a!bird’s!“dorm.”!I!tried!to!ask!him!about!the!bird!that!lived!in!the!dorm,!what!it!
looked!like,!and!tried!to!use!gestures!to!delineate!the!telltale!head!shape.!But!he!had!no!idea!what!I!was!
talking!about,!so!it’s!still!a!mystery.!!There!are!many!such!mysteries!around,!if!we’re!conscious!enough!to!
notice!them.!!!
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Do!It!Yourself:!A!How!To!Guide!for!the!
Randomness!That!is!Our!Lives!
By!Sarah!Crozier!

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Flea!season,!the!time!of!the!year!when!no!matter!
which!style!of!public!transportation!you!use,!you!
are!99.99%!likely!to!pick!up!some!friends!that!
crawl!around!your!bed!for!the!next!3!months.!!To!
be!fair,!your!bed!is!probably!pretty!comfy.!!
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So!how!to!be!rid!of!these!pesky!critters!without!
suffocating!everyone!within!a!10!mile!radius!of!
our!poison!spray?!Not!all!of!us!can!have!mom!or!
dad!send!us!flea!collars!in!the!mail!(ya,!get!over!
it).!Here’s!a!neat!little!trick!a!Peace!Corps!
Cameroon!girl!taught!me!on!her!way!through!
Ethiopia!–!soapy!water!!
All!you!need!to!do!is!get!a!bowl,!fill!it!with!a!cup!
or!so!of!water,!then!add!dish!soap.!Swirl!it!
around!so!it’s!frothy!on!top!to!make!sure!the!
soap!is!nicely!mixed.!Don’t!worry,!the!bubbles!
will!go!away!and!that’s!ok.!Place!the!bowl!under!
infected!furniture!(bed,!chair,!couch,!farmer’s!
straw!mattress!you’re!not!sure!why!you!bought)!
and!wait!as!the!fleas!DIE.!
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How!does!it!work?!Fleas,!like!all!of!God’s!
creatures!(the!devils!),!need!water!to!survive.!!
Attracted!to!the!water!in!the!bowl!they!jump!in!
to!drink!to!their!hearts!content.!Unlucky!for!
them,!the!soap!film!covers!them!and!they!get!
trapped!and!drown.!It!will!probably!take!a!
couple!weeks!to!get!all!the!buggers,!but!you’ll!be!
pleasantly!surprised!when!other!random!flies!
are!swimming!in!the!water!too,!instead!of!
attacking!your!bananas.!
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Simple,!cheap,!and!effective.!An!easy!flea!
solution.!!
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Food & Drink

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+clean,!flat!surface!
+rolling!pin,!Nalgene!bottle,!or!
glass!bottle!
+bowl!
+fork!
+non+stick!pan!
+spatula!
!Ingredients:!
+5!cups!white!flour!(1st!
quality)!
+2!teaspoons!baking!powder!
+1!tsp!salt!
+½!cup!oil!
+1!¼!to!1!¾!cups!very!hot!
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Combine!flour,!baking!powder,!and!salt!in!a!large!bowl.!Pour!in!oil!
and!cut!in!with!a!fork!until!there!are!no!big!chunks!left.!!The!
technique!to!“cut!in”!the!oil!is!to!push!the!back!of!the!fork!through!
the!flour!mixture.!It!cuts!up!the!oil!allowing!it!to!evenly!mix!into!the!
dough.!!
Slowly!pour!in!1!¼!cup!hot!water!and!mix.!If!the!mixture!is!still!dry,!
add!more!hot!water!until!a!ball!forms.!The!dough!should!form!into!a!
ball!without!sticking!to!the!floured!surface.!Add!more!flour!or!water!
to!reach!the!desired!consistency.!Knead!the!dough!a!few!times!to!
work!out!any!lumps!of!flour.!!Cover!it!with!a!wet!towel!and!let!it!
rest!in!the!bowl!for!20!minutes.!
!Next,!tear!off!pieces!of!dough!about!the!size!of!a!large!egg.!On!a!
clean,!floured!surface!roll!out!the!dough!with!your!rolling!
implement.!Flip!the!tortilla!as!you!go!and!sprinkle!flour!as!needed!
to!prevent!sticking.!!
Heat!the!skillet!to!medium+low!and!put!the!tortilla!in!the!pan,!no!oil!
needed.!Cook!for!about!1!minute!or!until!bubbles!form!and!then!flip!
it!over!with!the!spatula!(or!carefully!with!a!fork).!Check!the!
underside!frequently!for!browning.!Continue!until!all!the!tortillas!
are!cooked!!Makes!16+18!tortillas

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+Mix!half!wheat!flour!and!white!flour!
+Add!1+2!tablespoons!of!corn!flour!for!heartier!
tortillas!
+Make!empanadas!by!rolling!out!thicker!dough!
and!filling!it!with!fruit!mixture.!My!favorite!is!
cooking!chopped!apples!with!cinnamon,!sugar!
and!a!little!oil.!Let!it!cool!before!putting!2+3!
tablespoons!in!a!tortilla.!Fold!it!into!a!pocket!and!
seal!the!edges!with!water.!Fry!in!the!skillet!with!
oil.!
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The
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Poverty!
and!a!Child’s!Brain!

By#Shanthi#Purushotham!

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I!recently!read!an!article!on!CNN!that!was!published!this!summer!titled,!“How$
Poverty$Might$Change$the$Brain”,!describing!the!research!of!renowned!
neuroscientist,!Martha!Farah,!at!the!University!of!Pennsylvania.!Farah!studies!
socioeconomic!influences!on!the!brain!and!her!research!discards!the!
conventional!notion!that!the!poor!are!unintelligent!and!lazy!and!as!a!result!are!
driven!to!poverty.!Through!brain!imaging,!she!shows!how!differences!in!
childhood!experience!between!economically!struggling!and!wealthier!people!
can!actually!lead!to!differences!in!brain!development!and!cognitive!function.!
Research!has!found!that!the!IQ!of!people!living!in!chronic!poverty!drops!as!
much!as!13!points!and!when!posed!with!different!“What!would!you!do?”!
situations,!they!are!more!predisposed!to!making!poor!decisions!(Kelland!2013).!
Environmental!factors!related!to!living!in!poverty!that!may!be!responsible!for!
this!include!exposure!to!toxins,!chronic!stress!and!contact!with!substandard!
cognitive!skills,!and!impaired!emotionalRsocial!relationships!during!childhood!
(Jensen!2006).!These!factors!are!the!main!culprits!in!impairing!a!child’s!
cognitive!development!by!negatively!affecting!parts!of!the!brain!responsible!for!
working!memory,!impulse!regulation,!visualRspatial!ability,!language,!and!
cognition!(Nobel,!et!al.!2005).!!
Given!the!economic!situation!of!most!families!and!communities!in!Ethiopia!as!
well!as!social!and!cultural!factors,!I!believe!that!many!Ethiopian!children,!!"!

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especially!girls,!are!specifically!at!risk!for!not!expanding!their!cognitive!skills!to!their!fullest!potential.!For!
example,!the!elementary!students!here!in!Lumame!are!given!so!little!homework!that!it!only!takes!15!to!
20!minutes!to!finish!and!does!not!require!any!sustained!concentration!or!focus.!Parents!from!poverty,!
like!many!of!the!parents!in!my!community,!not!only!use!fewer!and!less!complex!vocabulary!compared!to!
middle!and!upper!income!homes,!but!interestingly!they!are!also!less!likely!to!initiate!and!engage!in!
conversations!simply!to!maintain!social!ties!!(Hoff,!2003and!Hart!&!Risely,!1995).!While!this!may!vary!
between!cultures,!during!my!time!in!Lumame,!I!have!found!that!the!quality!of!conversation!in!poorer!
households!is!less!when!compared!to!households!with!at!least!one!educated!family!member.!Overall,!very!
few!families!engage!in!meaningful!conversations!with!their!children,!such!as!about!current!events!or!
what!they!are!learning!in!school,!and!this!is!especially!true!for!girls!and!those!living!in!dire!poverty.!!
So,!why!is!this!important?!The!brain!is!influenced!by!experience.!If!a!child!has!a!less!stimulating!
experience!growing!up,!this!coupled!with!chronic!povertyPrelated!stresses!can!have!a!severe!effect!on!the!
brain’s!development.!At!its!extreme,!it!can!even!lead!to!cell!atrophy,!or!death!(Dobrin!2012).!For!regions!
of!the!brain!like!the!hippocampus!that!are!responsible!for!learning!and!memory,!this!is!detrimental.!The!
good!news,!however,!is!that!the!damage!done!is!not!always!irreversible.!To!combat!the!effects!of!poverty!
on!the!brain,!all!we!need!to!do!is!change!the!experiences!a!child!has!while!growing!up.!Environmental!
factors!relating!to!cognitive!function!that!can!enable!positive!changes!in!the!brain!include!novel!complex!
learning,!physical!activity,!hopeful!social!environment,!managed!stress!levels,!and!social!support!(Jensen!
2006).!All!these!factors!are!related.!For!example,!physical!activity!can!lower!stress!levels,!while!living!in!a!
hopeful!environment!and!being!exposed!to!novel!complex!learning!can!enhance!academic!performance.!
Therefore,!it!is!important!to!advocate!for!an!intellectually!stimulating!experience!for!all!children!as!they!
grow!and!develop.!While!the!children!in!Lumame!may!not!be!considered!poor!in!relation!to!others!in!the!
community,!given!their!limited!access!to!resources,!the!poor!quality!of!education,!lack!of!encouragement,!
and!the!few!opportunities!they!have!to!explore!their!skills!and!talents!through!extracurricular!activities,!
in!many!ways!they!have!a!similar!experience!to!the!economically!disadvantaged!in!the!west.!!
Ultimately,!as!a!Peace!Corps!Volunteer,!we!can!try!to!alleviate!the!negative!effects!of!living!in!an!underP
resourced!community!on!brain!development!by!helping!to!create!an!as!enriching!and!stimulating!as!
possible!environment!for!children!while!encouraging!parents,!teachers!and!mentors!to!do!the!same.!We!
are!probably!already!doing!this!by!engaging!in!projects!at!our!local!schools,!interacting!with!kids,!
teaching!them!about!foreign!cultures,!and!helping!them!to!improve!their!English.!However,!encouraging!
others!to!do!the!same!for!sustainability!is!
Works&Cited&
critical.!At!a!time!when!a!child’s!brain!and!
Dobrin,!A!et!al.!(2012).!The!brains!of!poor!children!are!atrophied!but!can!
cognitive!functioning!is!developing,!
rebound.!
exposure!to!new!concepts,!ideas,!and!
Hart,!B.,!&!Risley,!T.!(1995).!Meaningful!differences!in!everyday!experience!
activities!is!fundamental.!Smarter,!more!
of!young!American!children.!Baltimore:!Paul!Brookes!Publishing!Co.,!MD.!
enriched!and!motivated!students!will!
Hoff,!E.!(2003).!The!specificity!of!environmental!influence:!socioeconomic!
ultimately!lead!to!a!more!productive!and!
status!affects!early!vocabulary!development!via!maternal!speech.!Child!
Development,!74(5),!1368–78.!
educated!workforce!that!will!have!a!
Jensen,!E.!The!effects!of!poverty!on!the!brain.!PDF.!
greater,!longPterm!positive!impact!on!the!
communities!in!which!we!currently!live!and!
Kelland,!K.!(2013).!Study!finds!poverty!reduces!brain!power.!Reuters.!
http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/08/29/usPpovertyPbrainP
on!Ethiopia!as!an!entire!developing!nation.!!
idUSBRE97S10W20130829.!
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Noble!KG,!Norman!MF,!Farah!MJ!(2005),!Neurocognitive!correlates!of!
!socioeconomic!status!in!kindergarten!children.!Dev!Sci!Jan;8(1):!74P87.!
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!Ishi Bekka!Chronicle!!!!!Page 10!

The
Where Are You Go?

Travel

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Simba&Land&
By&Erin&Sullivan!
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Do!you!ever!wish!your!life!were!more!like!the!Crocodile!
Hunter’s! (pre:death! obviously)?! Do! you! wish! your! life!
were! more! like! a! Disney! movie! (and! by! Disney! movie! I! mean!
the!Disney!movie,!The$Lion$King$obviously)?!Do!you!ever!wish!
your! life! weren’t! land:locked! (sorry! Ethiopians,! but! Lake! Tana! does!
NOT!count!as!a!beach).!If!you!answered!yes!to!any!of!these!questions,!
go!to!Tanzania!!If!you!answered!no!to!any!of!these!questions…!um,!what’s!your!
problem?!What!kind!of!person!doesn’t!want!life!to!be!like!The$Lion$King!?$
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In!August,!three!friends!and!I!took!a!two:week!(much!needed)!Peace!Corps!break!in!Simba!Land,!and!it!
was!definitely!one!of!the!best!vacations!I’ve!ever!had.!Like!Ethiopia,!Tanzania!is!extremely!diverse,!and!
one!can!find!everything!from!gorgeous!shorelines!to!vast!grasslands!to!incredible!mountain!views.!And!if!
you’re!a!poor!Peace!Corps!Volunteer!who’s!traveling!on!a!budget,!no!problem!!We!were,!too.!!
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My!friends!and!I!flew!into!Dar!es!Salaam,!ate!some!wonderful!Indian!food,!and!the!next!morning,!hopped!
on!the!ferry!to!Stone!Town,!Zanzibar.!If!you’re!looking!for!an!“I!need!to!get!away!from!Ethiopia!!!”!"!!
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(…Cont’d)!!experience,!Stone!Town!is!it.!With!its!
white!sand!beaches,!bustling!bazaars,!narrow!
alleyways!and!coral!stone!buildings,!the!city!feels!like!
a!tropical!mix!of!Greece,!Croatia!and!Tel!Aviv.!We!
spent!hours!wandering!the!maze!of!cobblestone!
paths,!admiring!the!historical!architecture,!shopping!
for!bright!fabric!and!drifting!from!one!spice!shop!to!
the!next.!
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After!Stone!Town,!we!traveled!to!Kendwa!Rocks!in!
northern!Zanzibar.!If!you’re!looking!to!relive!(a!
twisted!Peace!Corps!version)!of!your!college!spring!
break,!Kendwa!Rocks!is!for!you.!Any!photo!of!the!
landscape!would!create!the!perfect!“Welcome!to!
Paradise”!postcard;!the!ocean!is!breathtakingly!
beautiful!and!the!smooth!white!sand!seems!to!go!on!
forever.!The!shoreline!is!also!lined!with!different!
“party!resorts,”!teeming!with!young!(primarily!
European)!tourists,!and!each!night,!different!resorts!
host!different!themed!parties.!!
After!our!tropical!vacation,!my!friends!and!I!traveled!
to!southern!Tanzania!for!a!threeOday!safari.!“Why!
southern!Tanzania?,”!you!may!ask;!“Why!not!visit!
Simba’s!old!stomping!grounds!in!the!Serengeti?”!
Well,!we’re!poor!Peace!Corps!Volunteers!and!the!
Serengeti!is!expensive!!We!visited!one!of!the!less!
touristy,!less!wellOknown!parks!in!the!south!for!
about!a!third!of!the!price,!and!it!was!still!the!safari!of!
my!dreams.!We!saw!lions!mating,!elephants!bathing!
each!other,!and!millions!of!zebras!frolicking!around.!
What’s!more,!our!lodge!was!only!four!kilometers!
from!the!park,!so!every!night!at!dinner,!we!were!able!
to!watch!elephants,!monkeys!and!giraffes!wander!
about.!"!
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Does!this!sound!like!it’s!for!you?!Here!are!some!specifics:!
!
Dar$es$Salaam:$Econo!Lodge!is!the!“Peace!Corps!Hotel”!of!Dar—the!staff!loves!volunteers!!The!rooms!are!
really!nice!and!reasonably!priced,!and!there’s!an!amazing!Indian!restaurant!right!around!the!corner.!It’s!
also!within!walking!distance!to!the!ferry,!and!it’s!only!a!short!bajaj!ride!
away!from!a!beautiful!seaside!shopping!mall.!
Stone$Town:$We!stayed!at!Kiponda!B&B!right!in!the!heart!of!
downtown!Stone!Town!for!about!$20!per!person!per!night.!
The!hotel!staff!was!great!and!the!complimentary!breakfast!
(muesli,!yogurt,!fresh!fruit!and!omelets)!was!amazing.!Make!
sure!you!go!to!the!fish!market!for!dinner!one!night—there!are!so!
many!people!out!that!it!feels!like!a!carnival!and!the!seafood!is!
delicious!!!
Kenwa$Rocks:$We!stayed!at!Kendwa!Rocks!Resort!and!it!was…!okay.!
This!seems!to!be!the!main!“party!resort”!where!most!of!the!action!
happens,!but!the!rooms!were!extremely!small!and!overpriced.!The!masses!of!
young!tourists,!the!beautiful!beach!and!the!great!beach!bar!made!it!worth!it,!
though!!!
Safari:$We!visited!Ruaha!National!Park!and!stayed!at!Tandala!Tented!Camp.!The!family!who!runs!the!
lodge!are!angels!and!offered!a!special!“Peace!Corps!safari!package”:!$230!per!person!for!a!two<and<a<half!
day!safari!(including!the!car,!guide,!and!park!entrance!fees),!wonderful!meals,!and!two!beautiful!rooms.!!!!
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The
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Books, Movies, Music

The$Rainbow$Nation$in$the$New$Millennium:$
Book$Review$of$After&Mandela$
By$Alec$Miran!

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After!the!end!of!Apartheid!in!the!1990s,!South!Africa's!transition!to!democracy!was!widely!hailed!as!a!
“miracle”.!Much!of!the!coverage!and!analysis!surrounding!this!drastic!shift!centered!on!one!person:!
Nelson!Mandela.!In!After&Mandela:&The&Struggle&for&Freedom&in&Post8Apartheid&South&Africa,!Douglas!
Foster!tracks!the!major!political,!social,!and!economic!developments!in!the!country!since!its!iconic!leader!
stepped!down!from!the!presidency.!Coupling!journalistic!accounts!of!these!events—including!Mandela's!
successor!Thabo!Mbeki's!gross!mishandling!of!the!HIV/AIDS!crisis!and!the!internecine!power!struggle!for!
the!leadership!of!the!African!National!Congress!between!Mbeki!and!Jacob!Zuma—with!multiple!
interviews!with!South!African!politicians,!civil!servants,!and!young!people,!Foster!paints!a!broad!picture!
of!the!complex!and!intertwined!forces!affecting!the!country!and!tries!to!make!clear!how!these!currents!
look!and!feel!on!the!ground!for!ordinary!and!elite!South!Africans!alike.!
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These!interviews!are!one!of!the!strongest!features!of!Foster's!narrative.!Multiple!conversations!with!
South!African!youth,!including!offspring!of!both!Mandela!and!Zuma,!as!well!as!three!other!youths!of!
much!more!modest!economic!
backgrounds,!form!the!backbone!
of!Foster's!personal!account!of!the!
multifaceted!!issues!at!work!in!the!
country.!At!his!strongest!
moments,!Foster!employs!
characters!to!illustrate!how!
income!inequality!and!the!
HIV!pandemic!created!
deeply!entrenched!social!
categories!that!are!difficult!
to!escape.!Gwendoline!
Dube's!story!provides!that!
image,!while!also!allowing!
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(…Cont’d)!the!framework!of!a!national!issue.!Further,!his!portrait!of!Jacob!Zuma,!cultivated!over!
numerous!interviews!with!the!president!himself!and!his!family!members,!cuts!through!some!of!the!more!
trite!representations!of!the!leader!while!also!illuminating!the!more!deeplyVrooted!social!and!economic!
issues!that!helped!propel!him!to!power.!Additionally,!he!is!able!to!represent!some,!though!not!enough,!
of!the!complexity!within!the!ANC!and!its!factions!in!his!interviews!with!party!leaders,!Youth!League!
members,!and!Trade!Union!representatives.!Their!candid,!and!sometimes!conflicting,!accounts!
point!out!the!inherent!complexity!of!the!ruling!party's!structure,!as!well!as!important!historical!changes!
in!the!organization!since!Mandela's!presidency!ended.!
!
This!personalized!account!comes!with!its!own!flaws,!however.!Namely,!Foster!inserts!himself!into!the!
story!far!too!often.!Obviously,!he!needs!to!be!there!to!interview!his!main!subjects.!But!do!we!need!to!
know!that!children!at!a!school!in!Limpopo!Province!erupted!in!cheers!after!Foster!delivered!an!
impromptu!speech?!Is!anyone!factVchecking!that!part!of!the!book?!Finally,!it!is!clear!that,!as!an!American,!
he!is!an!outsider!commenting!on!another!country's!history!and!society.!There!is!nothing!wrong!with!that!
status,!but!Foster!seems!to!make!it!known!in!odd!ways,!as!if!trying!to!prove!that!he!is!different!from!all!
those!other!exVpats!working!in!South!Africa.!Despite!these!flaws,!the!overall!result!is!one!that!is!thoughtV
provoking!and!worth!reading.!Should!this!be!the!first!and!last!book!you!read!about!South!Africa?!No.!But,!
if!you!want!to!start!somewhere!accessible!or!if!you've!spent!time!in!the!country!and!want!another!
perspective!on!what!has!been!taking!place!over!the!past!fifteen!years,!then!After!Mandela!fits!the!bill.!!!
!
*These!facts!are!assembled!by!
clicking!on!the!first!Google!Search!
article,!regardless!of!origin.!!

Facts$You$Don’t$Care$About$
By$Alyssa$Shumaker$

Top$5$Christmas$Movies$of$All$Time!
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on!our!search,!unfortunately!(le!sigh),!we!cannot!share!that!
list!with!you.!!So,!from!the!mind!of!some!dude!called!Mark!
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!Ishi Bekka!Chronicle!!!!!Page 15!

The
Hard Drive Party

Pre!Game%Ritual"
By#Brenden#Boland"

Without'your'daily'dose'of'SportsCenter!or#your#favorite#team,#it's#possible#that#life#in#the#bush#has#
washed'away'your'fanaticism'or'diminished'your'devotion'to'sport.'With'the'final'match"ups$between$
Nigeria'and'Ethiopia'long'over,'you'may'want'to'brush"up#on#your#pregame#etiquette#–!there’s'always&
next%year.%Fear%not%dear%friend,%in%several%easy%steps%you%too%can%become%a%wicked%Walia%hooligan.!
!
Step%1:%Wear%Your%Colors."If"you"haven't"purchased"the"latest"Abibas,"don't"fret."Wrap"your"green"rain"
coat%around%your%waist%or%your%yellow%towel%around&your&head&and&you'll&fit&right&in.&With&sports,&
clashing)colors)count)as)long)as)they)aren't)the)opposing)team's.)!
And$if$you$somehow$find$your$wardrobe$lacking$all$three!primary'colors,'walk'outside'at!noon#and#
you'll&find&several&shimmering&men&with"toothy"grins"who"will"be"more"than"happy"to"paint"your"
face,&chest,&and&more&(if&you&pay&extra)&so&you&too&can&sparkle&with&Ethio&pride.&!
!
Step%2:%Drink."Even"if"“sports"aren't"your"thing,”"no"one"can"deny"the"pleasure"of"grabbing"a"
jambo!on#a#warm#Saturday$afternoon.$And$no$sporting$event$is$complete$without$beer$(BYU$
games&excluded).&Put&passions&together&by&grabbing&a&few&cold&ones&hours&before&the&game&to&liven&
your%spirits%by%kickoff.%You%don't%need%to%start%at%8%am%like%your%neighbor,%but%it%doesn't!hurt.&&!
!
Step%3:%Jam."Every"game"day"needs"the"right"playlist."Here's"a"pregame"playlist"filled"with"Stadium"
Anthems(from(home(to(evoke(the(game(day(spirit(and(prepare(you(to(join(the(throng(at(your(local(
DSTV%house.%!
Pregame'Playlist!
Alternates:!
1.#Eminiem,#“Loose%Yourself”!
Isley&Brothers,&“Shout”!
2.#Tag!Team,&“Whoop%There%It%Is”!
House&of&Pain,&“Jump&
!3.#Guns#N'#Roses,#“Welcome#to#the#Jungle”!
Around”!
4.#T.I.,#“Bring#Em#Out”#/#Kanye,#“Stronger”!
Ray$Charles,(“Hit%the%
!5.#Vengaboys,#“We#Like#To#Party”!
Road%Jack”!
6.#Zombie#Nation,#“Kernkraft)400”/#Darude,#!
Queen,&“We$Will$Rock$
“Sandstorm”!
You”%!
7.#Blur,#“Song%2”!
Survivor,(“Eye%of%the%
8.#Journey,#“Don't#Stop#Believin'”!
Tiger”!
9.#Insert'Local'Stadium'!
The$Rolling$Stones,$
Anthem:"Wiz"Kalifa,!“Black&! “Start&Me&Up”!
and$Yellow$(Pittsburgh)”"/"!
C+C#Music#Factory,#
Jay$Z$ft$Rihanna,!“Empire'State'of'!
“Gonna&Make&You&
Mind%(New%York)”"/"!
Sweat&(Everybody&
Neil%Diamond,!“Sweet%Caroline%! Dance&Now)”!
(Boston)”"/"San"Quinn"!
ft#Trazzamillion,#“SF#Anthem”!
10.$Teddy%Afro,!“Meret&Simeta&Waalia”&(Written!
after&for&the&first&World&Cup&qualifying&match,&this&
football'anthem'returns'Teddy'to'his'original'
form,&pop!reggae,&fitting&for&pre!game%
preparations*or*a*post!game%celebration!)"
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