https://open.spotify.com/episode/5VatNLS5TnjF32awUfUKFp?si=FtOX2tEwS1m8yFWYYDKfMg Mrs Dobble arrived into my life unexpectedly. Naturally, she had no clue how long I'd been waiting for her to arrive, to emerge, to be here. I've been so enthusiastic to find her that it never occurred to me to stop and think what she would resemble, how she would sound, carry herself, or … Continue reading Meet Mrs Dobble
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The Storyteller from Meskelo
ዛሬም የደሀናና የጋዝጊብላ እናቶች የወላድነት አደራን ሊወጡት አልቻሉም። አባት የ13/14 አመቱን ጨቅላ ከማጨት በሕግ ቢከለከልም ያን ከማድረግ አላረፉም። ትምህርት ላይ መስፈንጠር የቻሉት ከእምዬ መሬት ቁጣ ቢላቀቁም ስለታቸው አሁንም የሚገባው ለደብረወይላ ቤተክርስትያን ነው። ለነሱ ላሊበላ የጦርነት መታሰብያ ወይንም የቱሪስት መዝናኛ፣ ለኛ ላሊበላ የታሪካችን ቅርፅና የውበታችን ማጌጫ፣ ለዛች ለጋ ወጣት ግን ጋሜናዋ ለተደፈነው ላሊበላ ድንጋይ ነው። ፀሎትዋን … Continue reading The Storyteller from Meskelo
Learn to Read, Read to Learn
"Listen to what the children try to say and show us." Let’s just say I met a little boy last September. He was 11 and unable to read. He absolutely could not sound out CVC words (dog, hot, bat, sit). He was very aware of his difference and this resulted in tears quite often when … Continue reading Learn to Read, Read to Learn