I had the chance to travel to New York City a few weeks ago and one of the things I wanted to do was to go see some art. Of course I went to the MOMA and the Metropolitan Art Museum, which by the way has a few examples of [...]

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”Look at the children of the land leaving in droves, leaving their own land with bleeding wounds on their bodies and shock on their faces and blood in their hearts and hunger in their stomachs and grief in their footsteps. Leaving their mothers and fathers and children behind, leaving their [...]

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I was reading an interesting article about Ethiopian migration, and how it has changed over the years and the reasons behind it. Ethiopia has a low emigration rate, compared to other African countries, of about 0.4%, and the phenomenon is fairly recent. According to that study, [...]

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“Childhood 5” Painting by Alemayehu Wariyo
The subject of early puberty in adopted children is a delicate one but it’s something we adoptive parents need to talk about. This phenomenon is, of course, more noticeable in girls. If you plan to adopt a girl older than [...]

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