The thing that made me feel the most “I am not in the US
any more” feelings in Ethiopia: scaffolding. I know that sounds random but this is what
scaffolding looks like in all of Ethiopia, seriously, no reinforced metal or
safety lines.
The scaffolding is made from trees; these trees are also used to make wheelbarrows, carts, and support beams in structures. Over the two weeks I was in Ethiopia, I grew accustomed to a lot of things – as in they didn’t even register for me as being different any more (animals in the streets, no flushing toilets, bajaj, etc) – but no matter where I was or what I was doing, seeing the tree scaffolding always made me stop and feel both amazed and terrified.
The scaffolding is made from trees; these trees are also used to make wheelbarrows, carts, and support beams in structures. Over the two weeks I was in Ethiopia, I grew accustomed to a lot of things – as in they didn’t even register for me as being different any more (animals in the streets, no flushing toilets, bajaj, etc) – but no matter where I was or what I was doing, seeing the tree scaffolding always made me stop and feel both amazed and terrified.
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