A 6th grade class in Barakaldo, Spain wrote a letter to their pen pal Amitaw in Ethiopia. They told Amitaw about their school, city near the sea and mountains, and love of football. The students also researched facts about Ethiopia - it is located in the Horn of Africa, has Addis Ababa as its capital, and is known for its long-distance runners. Traditional Ethiopian dishes involve meat and vegetables eaten with hands, and the kissar is a traditional musical instrument.

2. A teacher in our school has an Ethiopian child sponsored. His name is
Amitaw. Amitaw wrote a letter, we read it in class.

3. We wrote him back.
Hi,
How are you? We’re 6th
grade student from Arteagabeitia school in Barakaldo. Barakaldo is in the Basque
Country, in the north of Spain. Our flag is called “ikurrina” and it’s red, green and white. Barakaldo is near the
sea and in the summer we go to the beach. There are a lot of mountains too. The typical food is fish and it can
be cooked in different ways. We like football and in Bilbao there is a big stadium “San Mames”. Other sports
we play are “herri kirolak” typical Basque sports and rowing.

4. Ethiopia, is a country located in the horn
of Africa. It’s the most populated nation
in Africa. It’s capital is Addis Ababa.
It’s very hot. There isn’t a lot of water.
Life in Ethiopia is very hard for many
people.
The traditional dish consist of different
vegetables with meat. They usually eat
with their hands.
Then we looked for some information about Ethiopia. This is what
we found.

5. The kissar is one of their traditional
instruments.
In some areas women’s traditional
clothes are called shemma.
Ethiopia is best known internationally for
its middle-distance and long-distance
runners.

6. The kissar is one of their traditional
instruments.
In some areas women’s traditional
clothes are called shemma.
Ethiopia is best known internationally for
its middle-distance and long-distance
runners.