Tag: Asmara
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E is for Ten in Eritrea
Ten preteen boys surrounded me on one of the major streets of Asmara, Eritrea, as I waited for my friend Jewel’s tire to be changed. Not only was Jewel’s tire changed, but the remainder of my temporary duty time there changed as I spent every Sunday after that watching these boys and a few more […]
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E is for Eritrea
Eritrea had been independent for less time than I had worked for the US Department of State when I arrived there in February 2004. I knew very little about it, only that it gained independence from Ethiopia in the early 1990s. My stay in Eritrea was short–just four months. But by the time I left, […]
Sandra Yeaman 