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Since returning from India I have discovered that few things scare me anymore. Which frankly is fantastic. The further away I get from my experience in a third world country, the more I realize how much I took for granted before I left. Drinkable water and a workable sewage systems are not often the topic of conversation here in the States. Over there, it was a daily struggle to obtain drinkable...

Chickpeas, otherwise known as garbanzo beans, enjoy a huge popularity in kitchens all over the world. In most Middle Eastern countries, chickpeas are included in a variety of different foods, from hummus to falafel, and in some places in India, chickpeas are consumed on a daily basis. Two varieties of chickpeas dominate: desi and kabuli. The darker desi is eaten more frequently in India, Mexico,...

So, when I decided to move to India, I thought, "6 Months?! Six months to have free time to do all sorts of stuff for just me?!" I had a plan all mapped out. I was going to learn to cook, since my previous level of skill was burning spaghetti-o's. Plus we lived in India! I could learn how to use the local spices and get over my fear of the chili pepper. I was going to learn sign language,...

January 31, 2011 (ጥር Tir 23, 2003 Ethiopian Calendar) NBI African Diaspora Community E-Bulletin…An Open Letter to the Office of President Barack Obama“It takes a village to raise a child” An African proverb Mr. President, it takes ALL fellow Americans about 350 million of us, Blacks, Whites, Reds, Yellows, Rich, Poor, Natives, Naturalized,...

April 30, 2011 (ሚያዚያ Meazia 22, 2003, Ethiopian Calander) Africa has many inherited, imported, self made, imposed problems and obstacles by others and her own children but still remains a continent with great opportunity for her Sons, Daughters and Friends of Africa who cease the moment. BRICs (Brazil, Russia, India and China) as a pack know what they want in Africa and America our...