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
now, when you were born here? maya: i was born here, yeah. anthony: left, what age? maya: 13. i grew up in holland, and after that we all went to london, germany and i m in new york now so. anthony: i don t want to say it s a rootless existence. but, but it s a you know, where s home? marcus: i think for us now, if harlem is really home. but when i ve been gone for two years, i m like, i gotta go back, because the beat is just so different than what sweden can offer me, and definitely what new york can offer me. anthony: the median age in ethiopia is under 18. that means most people here don t remember live aid or any of that. coupled with a recent economic boom, this might be the first generation in decades to enjoy a future with real hope. things are indeed happening.
if harlem is really home. but when i ve been gone for two years, i m like, i gotta go back, because the beat is just so different than what sweden can offer me, and definitely what new york can offer me. anthony: the median age in ethiopia is under 18. that means most people here don t remember live aid or any of that. coupled with a recent economic boom, this might be the first generation in decades to enjoy a future with real hope. things are indeed happening. in this case, at a vacant bus stop. marcus: they re dogtown, man. they are next generation of dogtown in africa, man. anthony: a few years back, a couple of ethiopians who had been living abroad returned to addis with some skateboards. today there are a couple hundred skaters in ethiopia and more on
affection and respect. try this at the waffle house sometime and prepare for awkwardness. now, when you were born here? maya: i was born here, yeah. anthony: left, what age? maya: 13. i grew up in holland, and after that we all went to london, germany and i m in new york now so. anthony: i don t want to say it s a rootless existence. but, but it s a you know, where s home? marcus: i think for us now, if harlem is really home. but when i ve been gone for two years, i m like, i gotta go back, because the beat is just so different than what sweden can offer me, and definitely what new york can offer me. anthony: the median age in ethiopia is under 18. that means most people here don t remember live aid or any of that. coupled with a recent economic boom, this might be the first generation in decades to enjoy a future with real hope. things are indeed happening. in this case, at a vacant bus stop. marcus: they re dogtown, man.
if harlem is really home. but when i ve been gone for two years, i m like, i gotta go back, because the beat is just so different than what sweden can offer me, and definitely what new york can offer me. anthony: the median age in ethiopia is under 18. that means most people here don t remember live aid or any of that. coupled with a recent economic boom, this might be the first generation in decades to enjoy a future with real hope. things are indeed happening. in this case, at a vacant bus stop. marcus: they re dogtown, man. they are next generation of dogtown in africa, man. anthony: a few years back, a couple of ethiopians who had been living abroad returned to addis with some skateboards. today there are a couple hundred skaters in ethiopia and more on