Things to know about Ethiopians

1. They’re beautiful. Seriously, I’ve never seen so many pretty faces in one afternoon.

2. Colors are not gender specific. So the adorable two-year-old girl dressed in all pink at one of the houses we visited was actually an adorable two-year-old boy. I found that out after we had left. In this case, thank goodness I don’t speak Amharic or else I probably would have told his mother how pretty her daughter was.

3. They are criz-azy drivers. I’m not going to elaborate on that any further.

4. They share the rest of the world’s love for Michael Jackson. Yeah thaz right. (That was just for you, Jenny!) It turns out the disco bar my roommate in North Carolina warned me about does in fact exist and actually it’s right outside my window. Good thing her warning came with ear plugs. Right around midnight they began a 30 minute tribute to MJ. However, I was too tired to dance to “Thriller” when it came booming through the bar’s speakers… twice.