others have to sift through the pieces. i took a walk through this beautiful world felt the cool rain on my shoulder found something good in this beautiful world i felt the rain getting colder sha, la, la, la, la, la, sha, la, la, la, la, la, sha, la, la, la, la, la, sha, la, la, la, la, nebil: addis ababa. anthony: admit it. you hear the name ethiopia and you think starving children with distended bellies. you think dust and famine and despair so awful, you frankly don t want to even think about it anymore. but take a look. addis ababa, capital city of ethiopia. a cool, high altitude, urban center that will both confirm and confound expectations. fueled largely by direct foreign investment and a returning ethiopian diaspora eager to be part of the new growth, things are changing in addis. it s one of the fastest growing economies in the world . it s not the first time the place has gone through a growth spurt. in the 1950s, emperor hai
community that grew up in the parking lots around addis. sean stromsoe is a founding member who s been documenting the group. all right, man. my first my first turbo. cheers. all: cheers. sean: it s like apple juice. anthony: you re right. marcus: it s sweet, but the gin is good. anthony: it is like apple juice. shekla tibs are chunks of beef or lamb fried in oil and served in a charcoal-heated clay pot called a shekla. marcus: nice! i like the fat part, i love that. they don t they don t hide the fat. anthony: every tibs house has their own version, but here at mesay grocery, it s served with a spicy dipping sauce called mitmita, and, of course, injera bread. yeah, that s good. that works. ah, that s, uh abenezer: gursha? anthony: ah, there you go. how did this skating community form? i mean, do people watch what
anthony: for skater boys and television hosts alike, the thing to in late night addis is something called turbo and tibs. marcus: i feel like at a college party or something like that. it s perfect. anthony: turbo is a mutant concoction consisting of gin, beer, wine, and sprite. anthony: what s the first rule of drinking? don t mix! abenezer temesgen, addesu hailemichael, and bouzayou julien founded ethiopia skate, the grassroots skating community that grew up in the parking lots around addis. sean stromsoe is a founding member who s been documenting the group. anthony: all right, man. my first my first turbo. cheers. all: cheers. sean: it s like apple juice. anthony: you re right.
all: cheers. sean: it s like apple juice. anthony: you re right. marcus: it s sweet, but the gin is good. anthony: it is like apple juice. shekla tibs are chunks of beef or lamb fried in oil and served in a charcoal-heated clay pot called a shekla. marcus: nice! i like the fat part, i love that. they don t they don t hide the fat. anthony: every tibs house has their own version, but here at mesay grocery, it s served with a spicy dipping sauce called mitmita, and, of course, injera bread. yeah, that s good. that works. ah, that s, uh abenezer: gursha? anthony: ah, there you go. how did this skating community form? i mean, do people watch what other people are doing around the world? addesu: definitely. abenezer: some of them, they go to the internet cafe, and they just see videos. that s how i started. addesu: back in the day, no internet for me. marcus: oh, wow. addesu: i had to do it like the hard way, man. anthony: i will tell you