I've added some new blogs to my list-- scroll down a couple posts and look for the ones marked *NEW*. There's lots of good reading, but I wanted to especially highlight the newest addition Our Big Crazy Family. This family just brought home two older children. I found the writing to be captivating. Probably this was partly because my husband and I are embarking on the adventure of older-child adoption ourselves, for the first time. But also, the writing is just plain wonderful. For a sample, read I Am Filthy Rich, or Two... more

Here are some news highlights from Ethiopia this week. As always, links are only good for a few weeks, unless you subscribe to the news service. ~~~~~~~~

Britons seized in Ethiopia freed BBC News - Tuesday, 13 March 2007 A group of British embassy workers kidnapped in northern Ethiopia 12 days ago have been released, Foreign Secretary Margaret Beckett has said. The workers - four Britons and one French citizen - had been released into the care of the authorities in Eritrea, she said.

Mrs Beckett said they... more

Because I'm a fan of both ZOEgirl and Ethiopian adoption, I wanted to mention this benefit concert that will be happening March 30th in Tulsa, Oklahoma.

Here's a great story about a number of families who've adopted internationally. Adoptive parents believe they help the world in a small way

Here's the latest from etonline.com on the Angelina adoption.

And here's the latest shopping temptation I am trying to resist:... more

I've been reading rumors for days that Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt are planning to adopt again, but I've been waiting until it was reported by a reputable agency to report it myself. Well, this article from the BBC news meets my criteria.

Friday, 2 March 2007 BBC News Jolie and Pitt 'to adopt again' Hollywood star Angelina Jolie has filed papers to adopt a Vietnamese child with her partner Brad Pitt, according to an adoption official in Vietnam.

Vu Duc Long, head of the country's international adoption department, said he had received papers a few days ago asking for "permission" to adopt.

"We consider... more

Foreigners 'seized' in Ethiopia Several Britons with connections to the UK government are part of a group of 15 tourists missing in Ethiopia, the UK Foreign Office has confirmed. Diplomats in Ethiopia say the group was kidnapped in the remote north-east of the country about 800km (500 miles) from the capital, Addis Ababa. Most of the tourists are believed to be French, the others British and Italian. They were travelling to the Afar desert, one of the hottest... more

I have been intending for awhile to write about an article that I found awhile ago at allafrica.com. I've waited so long that now it is no longer available without a subscription. The article was written December 2, 2006 by Bathseba H. Belaiby who talks about the perception people around the world have of Africa.

I am sure the following will sound familiar to fellow Africans in the diaspora who, at one point or another of their stay in their adopted homes, have most certainly been faced with variations of "Are you really from Ethiopia?

But you look... more

Here are some news highlights from Ethiopia this week. As always, links are only good for a few weeks, unless you subscribe to the news service.

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Ethiopia: "We Won't Oppose Ethiopian's Effort" - Starbucks

The Reporter (Addis Ababa) February 17, 2007

Representatives of Starbucks yesterday announced that they will not oppose Ethiopia's effort to trade mark regional names for its coffee beans.

In a press conference they gave to the media at the Sheraton Addis, the representatives stated that they had agreed to work with the Ethiopian... more

Don't miss this excellent article about Ethiopian adoption.

Also be sure to check out this project www.change4orphans.com begun as a bat mitzvah project of a 12 year old girl named Leah who is interested in helping out Ethiopian orphans. Now that's my kind of kid! I am currently on my second reading of "There is No Me Without You" and I have been almost in physical pain thinking of all the children in desperate need there right now.

And finally, here... more

Here are some news highlights from Ethiopia this week. As always, links are only good for a few weeks, unless you subscribe to the news service.

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Ethiopia: Airline Taking Measures to Meet High Market Demand

The Ethiopian Herald (Addis Ababa) February 7, 2007

The Ethiopian AirLines (EAL) said it has been taking various measures to meet the high market demand in air transport sector at the international level.

Chief Operation Officer Tewolde Gebre-Mariam told ENA yesterday that Ethiopian has been undertaking activities... more

Here are some news highlights from Ethiopia this week. As always, links are only good for a few weeks, unless you subscribe to the news service.

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Ethiopia: Trade Ministry to Decide On Ghion's Fate Addis Fortune (Addis Ababa) January 16, 2007

Minister of Trade and Industry, Girma Birru, is expected to decide on the fate of Addis Abeba's Ghion Hotel; a chain of 11 hotels built by Emperor Haile Sellase 57 years ago to host African leaders at the Organization of African Union (OAU) summits.

Ethiopian Airlines has shown a strong... more