Disclaimer- This was filmed in pre-pandemic times prior to modern Tigray war conflicts, as well as other current affairs, -Nonetheless I wanted to just step back to the broader perpective and report a simple observation of Ethiopia. Thanks to Abdul, Fanuel and all the other Geograpeeps I met in Addis Ababa, -Hope you enjoy this one!
Greetings to Ethiopia from a Oriental Orthodox Copt from Egypt. Historically the Ethiopian and Nubian kingdoms would speak on our behalf to the rulers whenever us Copts faced hardships after the Arab invasion. Forever thankful to your people
Never knew that, so the copt church was forced to completely cut ties with European church’s after ottoman rule? Also how were the copts able to contact Ethiopian church’s, if the ottomans and Ethiopians were in conflict?
@@seesee2132 ifs not just Ottoman rule which came later on but since the earliest caliphates in the 7th century. The Coptic and Ethiopian Orthodox churches would send messengers to each other, at times secretly since some caliphates forbade our communication with them, big we had to do it because the Coptic Pope had to constantly appoint a new Metropolitan for Ethiopia, who then was the one who would then crown every Ethiopian emperor and manage the church in Ethiopia
@@seesee2132 ties with the European churches weren’t the same since Copts arent in communion with any except the Armenian church which is Oriental Orthodox like we are, so limitations on ties to Europes churches didn’t effect us much. We had already been out of communion with the proto-Roman catholic Eastern Orthodox churches of Europe since the council of Chalcedon in 451
I'm one of those diaspora kids Abdullah spoke about. I grew up here in LA, but visited a few times during childhood. Now that I'm an adult, I really appreciate how unique Ethiopia is. The rich cultural heritage, the stunning landscapes, and the resilience of the people, and all the other things I couldn't fully grasp as a child who just wanted to visit Tropicana arcade lol. Nowadays I try and visit yearly to stay connected. It's not without its challenges, but there's something in the air that really connects you to the present moment and appreciate the important things in life
What do you think? Do you think you will be one of those “promised prodigal children?” Haha. No, but I understand, either way, it’s really cool that you get to return every year
@@GeographyNow Those video where recorded 3 or more years ago right. Now the country especially Addis have changed unbelievably. Please visit again just watch some recent vlogs it will convince you to come again
Ethiopia was my accident too. 😀 I had never visited Africa before and was invited to a conference in Addis. That's when our other big customer asked whether we had, by any chance, someone from my team in Addis just the week before my conference... Well, you're a VERY lucky one here. I of course took the opportunity to visit Lalibela and other places. Unlike Barb, I prefer rural areas. They're more authentic, less polluted and I feel the country a lot more than in places like Addis. I also visited Addis pre-pandemic and came back recently. The city evolved a lot. Regardless, Ethiopians are great people and I really enjoy working with them.
@@GeographyNow Those video where recorded 3 or more years ago right. Now the country especially Addis have changed unbelievably. Please visit again just watch some recent vlogs it will convince you to come again
I really like that you don’t capitalize off of a countries misfortune, growing up in America we often get told how dangerous other places are and how an American would “have their heads sent back in box” just even setting foot in a certain country but as a kid I always questioned that rationale and when I was in a geography class I learned more about the world and it just sparked a fascination with the world and wanting to learn more about different people, I’ve watched this channel since the Albania episode and even back then you always stuck to the idea that people are just people trying to go about their lives like we are here in the states, so thank you for that. And this video is really well done
This is exactly the kind of video I was waiting for on your team to film. Ethiopia is within the mountains, It is like switzerland. The interview is wonderful!
I've been following you since quite a while. One of those "silent" viewers. But I have to say, this and the Afghanistan video were superb in a special way. It always feels like I am there with you in the sense that you share what's going on inside your head and how it really is what you experience. You are open-minded and very respectful. Thanks for those videos, I'd not only be happy to see more but it'd also help having a person you can trust in a world full of sensationalists and people living in their own bubble. Much love from Germany. ❤
@@GeographyNow as an Ethiopian, I would like to point out at 11:00, when you said "...get out of the "Amhara land" and go to the city of Adama, into the neighboring Oromia region..." that's technically wrong. Because the capital city of Addis Ababa is inside the Oromia region. You'll see plenty of people argue that it's not an Oromo city and all, which is politics and I'm not even interested in that kind of discussion, because I couldn't care less. I'm just pointing out the fact that if you go and watch any map on the internet, you'll see that the city is literally situated inside the region of Oromia. It's not even bordering the Amhara region, let alone being an "Amhara land". It's surrounded by Oromo land to the north, south, east and west. It's just not considered part of the Oromia region, but instead called a city administration because it's the Capital City. And since it's a land of 80+ ethnic groups, the capital city not being confined to a single region, is a political fair play in my opinion. So yeah, I think it's misleading to the people that are watching your channel when you call the Addis Ababa area an "Amhara land". As a fellow subscriber and long time fan of your amazing work, I felt the urge to make this correction. Peace and love ❤
I enjoyed watching your video. I was born and raised in Ethiopia (specifically adama) and moved to the states and it’s unfortunate to say i didn’t recognize some of the areas on the video filmed in adama(with the exception of sodere resort, growing up that was our vacation spot), specifically the forest where you did the drone shot revealing the scenary. But overall your video brought nostalgic feelings seeing the motherland. ኢትዮጵያ ለዘላለም ትኑር::🇪🇹
Honestly this feels like a natural evolution of the channel for Barbs. Spending a decade telling us about the world, then taking the opportunity to SHOW us that big beautiful world we all share.
Thanks for this video, great insight into Ethiopia! It had risen on my bucket list for a while, but now I feel like I need to bump it up even more... Please continue the letter series. Special thanks to Abdul, having an economics/finance background, I've welcomed his economic/political insights besides the more social/geograpical/cultural focus GN already has
Apart from a five-year occupation by Mussolini's Italy, Ethiopia is one of only 5 Countries in the world that has _Never been colonized by the Europeans._ Just Facts my Man.
It's important to point out that that was never a fully complete or even recognized "colony" and it was at a constant state of domestic war in which the Ethiopian side never "ceded" so it wouldn't be correct to call it a "Colony" - Eritrea on the other hand....
This is definitely the absolute best series format to progress to from your Geography Now series loved both this and Afghanistan episodes, please keep it up
Bro you really should come back. The development since you last came has been monumental!! Almost unrecognisable. Trust me. Come back. I’ve lived here for almost 4 years and I can barely believe the transformation.
Great video! A few clarifications 1. Godjo means a thatched house and each tribe has their own style of building it 2. Harrar is not a ethnic group but a city 2. Kitfo has to be minced beef mixed with clarified butter and traditional spices. You had the cubed meat which is “koort sega”. 3. The Ethiopian donut is actually an Italian influence called “bombolino”. 4. The banana root paste is actually not from a banana tree. Though it resembles it, it is known as the false banana tree & originates from the lowlands of Ethiopia.
Good points though I have somethings to correct you and add some additional comments of my own as well but first let me appreciate the work and it was beautiful presentation and thanks! coming back to my correction on @mindingmanners2470 ==> You are right Hara is a city but there is also a regional state, which is the smallest, in Ethiopia Called Harari following the Harari people and their capital city is called Harar. For the content creator the comment I have is that your work is fantastic and I have some points to pick for you #1. this is the easiest one, where you mixed up 'Kitfo' with 'Kurt', the thing you were enjoying is called 'Kurt'. #2. I think its around minute 11:05 , while heading to Adama, you mentioned about leaving Amhara land and I was curious wasn't the crew in Addis, how did Amhara land came to view, As a Geography page, even if we don't use is as a reference, you were in the Capital of Ethiopia, Addis Ababa and headed to Adama, you have never been in Amhara land... I don't how you brought it in to the picture.
@@bektugudeta9036 so Harar is a city and not the name of the ethnic group. Also, his letter is to Ethiopia as a whole so any image from any region is still legitimate.
@@GeographyNowbut there are ethnicities called Harari ppl who are predominately who live HARAR and Diredwa. Much respect to the guy who refuse to identify in its ethnicity as it has become very hostility towards identifying as your ethnicities.
Ethiopia is so special that it deserves a letter to it! I want to make one myself! Unless you’ve been there one won’t ever know how amazing it is! Thanks for showing the large homes you stayed in and cityscapes to show your viewers the positive sides of Ethiopia and Africa in general …that’s what many others fail to do! Keep up the good work! 🇪🇹 This one was a beauty!
Dear Barbs, I'm from Ethiopia. I remember wanting to come to the meet-up but not making it. It was painful haha. A ton has improved and a ton has gotten worse since you last visited. I'm now outside of the country but at the time I didn't plan on moving abroad. Thank you for your beautiful words and channel. Please make these for every country you travel to after finishing the A-Z main series. Stay blessed 🙌
Oh dang! Yeah it was really cool meeting my Ethiopian / African diaspora in Ethiopia geograpeeps. I was surprised how many showed up. Sorry you couldn't make it!
Here in Israel we have Ethiopian jews that have been coming here since 1985. I was suprised how they kepped the jewish tradition so many years. I tasted their bread the Inrjera its deferent but good.
Im glad there more GeoNow content, and it's good to process old material thats been sitting in there too. Two more countries. And I have faith, got best wishes for the next phase.
Really loved the video! Ethiopia is one of the many countries that I would love to visit, and I'm happy you got to be there! I'm not watching many Geography videos now (I guess that maybe there is so much information that I feel that I can't remember almost anything and it saddens me?) but these videos that seem more chill do give you a lot of information, and the fact that it's a story of a trip maybe makes it easier to remember some information on the long term. Hope to see more like it, if you have been able to make more trips!
Thanks for the message. It means a lot to us. I hope you enjoyed your time. I also hope you will come back again I have been watching your videos for the past 4 years. Keep up the good work.
love this soooo much!!! Can't wait for you to come to West Africa and hopefully visit Sierra Leone... You’ll a experience hospitality at a whole different level!
Oh man, you seriously have no idea how much I am down for West Africa, although it is a little bit more difficult, especially if you are doing land, travel crossing borders, but still, I’m down
I used to binge your channel and I think life just made me lose touch with it for some time but I've been absolutely loving the letter videos and coming back again to see and to learn even more than before so keep up the great work man!
I’m really loving you being a travel vlogger. I hope to see more of this from Geography Now! I think it’s time you hit the road, and spend the next ten years going to every country you taught us about! 😎 We should all rally together and make sure he has a place to stay all over the world!! 🥰
Dude! Phenomenal! This brings me back to when I was traveling too (and I hope I looked as good as you did ;) great choice on the montage music; this was surprisingly nostalgic yet unfamiliar, learning about people through your efforts to connect with the geograpeeps and more. Thank you for all the years, truly
u just gained a subscriber ......dude i watched the video as if i didnt know ethiopia at all its so great...now there is so much change and u wouldnt even believe ,,,and there exist so many naturalistic features that u havent seen ...hope u will be back to see ..thanks
so glad you enjoyed your trip to Ethiopia ✨ and lil correction, we have raw meat in 2 ways, the chopped kind (the one you tried) & the minced version ( which is more popular). some people have it completely raw or medium rare. The minced version is made with spices so that all the bacteria gets killed off and it’s called kitfo not ‘kifto’. It’s not for everyone, but it’s something you can grow to love & even crave at times 🥰 i hope it didn’t upset your stomach too much hehe
I'm doing my part to help the algorithm get Barbs more recognition, because I want to see more of this type of video! Excellent style, fantastic guests, it lingers just long enough on the moments for it to be special, but doesn't drag or repeat itself. Great editing, shot selection, script, order of events and descriptions. Keep it up!
I actually really appreciate this comment, I’m still trying to figure out how to get into this format. But I do owe a lot of the footage credit to Kaleb, he’s seriously the best.
As an Ethiopian i appreciate this video so much, anyone who wants to visit Addis and see my beautiful city for yourself, I am more than happy to help you with anything! We are a welcoming and happy country so please come and visit! ❤️
Nothing makes me happier than when I hear people from the country approving of the video I made for their country, I know obviously there was so much I missed out on, I didn’t even get to check out the major sites and stayed relatively close to the capital area, but still,I tried my best and hopefully I can come back and see more
@@GeographyNow I only saw one real mistake which was the kitfo/kurt confusion which others mentioned. If any of you come to Ethiopia to explore let me know because a lot of development has happened even since the last trip. Anyone coming to Ethiopia can reply to me here under this comment, we can get in contact and help you navigate the country however you need. I am an Addis lij but I have seen many parts of my beautiful country and I have contacts who will help you
Been following you a long time. These videos are fantastic. Great way to level up. Now I just need to see you make one for every country and then switch to every state in the US. Thaaaaaanks
This vid literally deserves more views, it’s so beautifully constructed and portrays such a beautiful message, I literally couldn’t stop watching. Thank you for sharing this with us barbs!!! 🙏
Funny enough today i meet a tourist girl from ethiopia in greece, i had a conversation with her about 20minutes and she was also a fan of geography now😂😂😂
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Disclaimer- This was filmed in pre-pandemic times prior to modern Tigray war conflicts, as well as other current affairs, -Nonetheless I wanted to just step back to the broader perpective and report a simple observation of Ethiopia. Thanks to Abdul, Fanuel and all the other Geograpeeps I met in Addis Ababa, -Hope you enjoy this one!
Thank you!
Hello sup
Ethiopia was colonized between 1936 and 1941 by the Italians (I'm Italian)
@JustinYiseverywhere He did this before the conflict
Bro has had this in his draft for 4 years??
Ayye my country 🇪🇹! Keep making these “Letter to” videos please, I love the format!
Thanks for enjoying it! Love it when locals like the videos I make on their countries
@@GeographyNowi love Ethiopia Orthodox Christian country ☦️
Thanks for liking our country 🇪🇹
Thanks for liking our country 🇪🇹
@@JosephRodriguez-wg6ig Ethiopia is based country Haile Sellasie is one of the best leaders in Africa love from Europe
My best friend is Habesha and I’m Cambodian! Shoutout to all the Ethiopians and Eritrean people out there! Love y’all ❤
I’m Habesha from Eritrea 👊🏽
@@habesha6883 How?
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😂😂😂😂yeah we r a human angel fr
Thanks ☺️
Greetings to Ethiopia from a Oriental Orthodox Copt from Egypt.
Historically the Ethiopian and Nubian kingdoms would speak on our behalf to the rulers whenever us Copts faced hardships after the Arab invasion. Forever thankful to your people
Never knew that, so the copt church was forced to completely cut ties with European church’s after ottoman rule?
Also how were the copts able to contact Ethiopian church’s, if the ottomans and Ethiopians were in conflict?
@@seesee2132 ifs not just Ottoman rule which came later on but since the earliest caliphates in the 7th century. The Coptic and Ethiopian Orthodox churches would send messengers to each other, at times secretly since some caliphates forbade our communication with them, big we had to do it because the Coptic Pope had to constantly appoint a new Metropolitan for Ethiopia, who then was the one who would then crown every Ethiopian emperor and manage the church in Ethiopia
@@seesee2132 ties with the European churches weren’t the same since Copts arent in communion with any except the Armenian church which is Oriental Orthodox like we are, so limitations on ties to Europes churches didn’t effect us much. We had already been out of communion with the proto-Roman catholic Eastern Orthodox churches of Europe since the council of Chalcedon in 451
are you Ethiopian?
Brother in Christ. We love you too
In my country Yemen, there is many Ethiopians, they are very nice people and I am happy to have them as my neighbours ❤️
Just like in the most recent Yemen episode, it’s cool to see how there is such such a close connection between your two countries
I'm one of those diaspora kids Abdullah spoke about. I grew up here in LA, but visited a few times during childhood. Now that I'm an adult, I really appreciate how unique Ethiopia is. The rich cultural heritage, the stunning landscapes, and the resilience of the people, and all the other things I couldn't fully grasp as a child who just wanted to visit Tropicana arcade lol. Nowadays I try and visit yearly to stay connected. It's not without its challenges, but there's something in the air that really connects you to the present moment and appreciate the important things in life
What do you think? Do you think you will be one of those “promised prodigal children?” Haha. No, but I understand, either way, it’s really cool that you get to return every year
@@GeographyNow
Those video where recorded 3 or more years ago right. Now the country especially Addis have changed unbelievably. Please visit again just watch some recent vlogs it will convince you to come again
Ethiopia is special. Thanks for sharing this footage and Hello from Trinidad and Tobago.
Glad you enjoyed!
@@GeographyNowe
As a Brazilian I just want to say how much I love Trinidad and Tobago.
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@@GeographyNowyou said kifto instead kitfo 😂
What a truly stunning and vibrant place Ethiopia is! It's definitely a dream to visit some day.
Go there!!
Ethiopia was my accident too. 😀 I had never visited Africa before and was invited to a conference in Addis. That's when our other big customer asked whether we had, by any chance, someone from my team in Addis just the week before my conference... Well, you're a VERY lucky one here.
I of course took the opportunity to visit Lalibela and other places.
Unlike Barb, I prefer rural areas. They're more authentic, less polluted and I feel the country a lot more than in places like Addis.
I also visited Addis pre-pandemic and came back recently. The city evolved a lot.
Regardless, Ethiopians are great people and I really enjoy working with them.
Unfortunately we are going though a civil war for 4 years now. Only addis is safe. Abiy Ahmed is turning Ethiopia to north Korea of Africa.
I am. Ethiopian and have been watching your channel for years, thank you man for making video about Ethiopia
Thanks! Hope you and your Ethiopian family/friends like this video!
Really like these "letters to" videos
I'm watching from Ethiopian thankyou for sharing your experience 💚💛❤️
I’m glad you like the video! Thank you
These letters are pretty good, please keep them coming. Very personal story telling.
Trying my best! Thanks for the encouragement
Agreed - I'm a big fan of this series so far.
This video and the previous letter to afganistan are amazing. There is something perfect about your script and editing and kalebs cinematography
Thanks for enjoying this new series, I'm experimenting with now content!
@@GeographyNow Those video where recorded 3 or more years ago right. Now the country especially Addis have changed unbelievably. Please visit again just watch some recent vlogs it will convince you to come again
I really like that you don’t capitalize off of a countries misfortune, growing up in America we often get told how dangerous other places are and how an American would “have their heads sent back in box” just even setting foot in a certain country but as a kid I always questioned that rationale and when I was in a geography class I learned more about the world and it just sparked a fascination with the world and wanting to learn more about different people, I’ve watched this channel since the Albania episode and even back then you always stuck to the idea that people are just people trying to go about their lives like we are here in the states, so thank you for that. And this video is really well done
The thing I love about your travel videos is that they feel authentic and that you show thing that you won't find anywhere else !
I try my best, thanks!
This is exactly the kind of video I was waiting for on your team to film.
Ethiopia is within the mountains, It is like switzerland.
The interview is wonderful!
This is still unequivocally the best channel on RUclips.
Haha Thanks, Glad you are here supporting it
I agree always look forward to their videos 🙌
I've been following you since quite a while. One of those "silent" viewers. But I have to say, this and the Afghanistan video were superb in a special way. It always feels like I am there with you in the sense that you share what's going on inside your head and how it really is what you experience. You are open-minded and very respectful.
Thanks for those videos, I'd not only be happy to see more but it'd also help having a person you can trust in a world full of sensationalists and people living in their own bubble.
Much love from Germany. ❤
Really glad you enjoyed them, I definitely want to make more of these
Man, thank you for sharing such a beautiful and wonderful country like Ethipoia!
It was amazing!!!🇪🇹🇪🇹🇪🇹
@@GeographyNow as an Ethiopian, I would like to point out at 11:00, when you said "...get out of the "Amhara land" and go to the city of Adama, into the neighboring Oromia region..." that's technically wrong.
Because the capital city of Addis Ababa is inside the Oromia region. You'll see plenty of people argue that it's not an Oromo city and all, which is politics and I'm not even interested in that kind of discussion, because I couldn't care less. I'm just pointing out the fact that if you go and watch any map on the internet, you'll see that the city is literally situated inside the region of Oromia. It's not even bordering the Amhara region, let alone being an "Amhara land". It's surrounded by Oromo land to the north, south, east and west. It's just not considered part of the Oromia region, but instead called a city administration because it's the Capital City. And since it's a land of 80+ ethnic groups, the capital city not being confined to a single region, is a political fair play in my opinion.
So yeah, I think it's misleading to the people that are watching your channel when you call the Addis Ababa area an "Amhara land". As a fellow subscriber and long time fan of your amazing work, I felt the urge to make this correction.
Peace and love ❤
What a vlog 😮
The interpreter, Abdu knows how to describe also fluent in English. This first time saw you. keep it up 🇪🇹
This is beautiful. Love it that the children from diaspora are moving back home. ❤ Free healthcare and education is a beautiful thing. 🏥🏫
Just watched the Letter to the Balkans & now this one! Love this format! Hope it continues!
Thank you for showing the Ethiopia we love
You’re telling me that Caleb’s FIRST country outside of the USA was ETHIOPIA 😭that’s insane
Ethipoia*
Yes, Crazy right? lol
now that i think about it i have a friend named Caleb from Ethiopia
how's that insane?
@@anduxmappingEthiopia is kind of a complicated country lol
wow i was born and raised and live in Addis Ababa Ethiopia. I know all places you tried to show us... you just make me feel how lucky I am to be here.
I enjoyed watching your video. I was born and raised in Ethiopia (specifically adama) and moved to the states and it’s unfortunate to say i didn’t recognize some of the areas on the video filmed in adama(with the exception of sodere resort, growing up that was our vacation spot), specifically the forest where you did the drone shot revealing the scenary. But overall your video brought nostalgic feelings seeing the motherland.
ኢትዮጵያ ለዘላለም ትኑር::🇪🇹
Honestly this feels like a natural evolution of the channel for Barbs. Spending a decade telling us about the world, then taking the opportunity to SHOW us that big beautiful world we all share.
Thanks for this video, great insight into Ethiopia! It had risen on my bucket list for a while, but now I feel like I need to bump it up even more... Please continue the letter series. Special thanks to Abdul, having an economics/finance background, I've welcomed his economic/political insights besides the more social/geograpical/cultural focus GN already has
I’m really glad he was in my video! He really gave great insight didn’t he?
Apart from a five-year occupation by Mussolini's Italy, Ethiopia is one of only 5 Countries in the world that has _Never been colonized by the Europeans._ Just Facts my Man.
It's important to point out that that was never a fully complete or even recognized "colony" and it was at a constant state of domestic war in which the Ethiopian side never "ceded" so it wouldn't be correct to call it a "Colony" - Eritrea on the other hand....
i mean theres also liberia
By that logic every country is colonized including pretty much all of Europe because they were occupied by a military force at one point or the other.
Apart from the time it was colonized, it wasn't colonized.
@@westrim If France wasn't colonized, but rather occupied, during WW2, than neither was Ethiopia.
Thank you for doing this. I been waiting years for this video. Love you!!!
You're welcome!~
This is definitely the absolute best series format to progress to from your Geography Now series loved both this and Afghanistan episodes, please keep it up
I dont know People in Ethiopia Man or Woman are all Gorgeous and good looking. Sending Love from the Philippines
They did it to me too... I was heading to Cameroon. An unexpected lay over got me up visit Addis.... Fell in love
I really like this new "open letter" format. Your letter to Afghanistan was quite good too.
Bro you really should come back. The development since you last came has been monumental!! Almost unrecognisable. Trust me. Come back. I’ve lived here for almost 4 years and I can barely believe the transformation.
Dammit, now you’re making me curious…
I used to live in Addis Ababa and its so cool and it made my childhood amazing tho there are a lot of slums (when i lived there)
Oh wow! So you know the place really well then!
Great video! A few clarifications
1. Godjo means a thatched house and each tribe has their own style of building it
2. Harrar is not a ethnic group but a city
2. Kitfo has to be minced beef mixed with clarified butter and traditional spices. You had the cubed meat which is “koort sega”.
3. The Ethiopian donut is actually an Italian influence called “bombolino”.
4. The banana root paste is actually not from a banana tree. Though it resembles it, it is known as the false banana tree & originates from the lowlands of Ethiopia.
Thank you! I appreciate the notes
Good points though I have somethings to correct you and add some additional comments of my own as well but first let me appreciate the work and it was beautiful presentation and thanks! coming back to my correction on @mindingmanners2470
==> You are right Hara is a city but there is also a regional state, which is the smallest, in Ethiopia Called Harari following the Harari people and their capital city is called Harar.
For the content creator the comment I have is that your work is fantastic and I have some points to pick for you
#1. this is the easiest one, where you mixed up 'Kitfo' with 'Kurt', the thing you were enjoying is called 'Kurt'.
#2. I think its around minute 11:05 , while heading to Adama, you mentioned about leaving Amhara land and I was curious wasn't the crew in Addis, how did Amhara land came to view, As a Geography page, even if we don't use is as a reference, you were in the Capital of Ethiopia, Addis Ababa and headed to Adama, you have never been in Amhara land... I don't how you brought it in to the picture.
@@bektugudeta9036 so Harar is a city and not the name of the ethnic group. Also, his letter is to Ethiopia as a whole so any image from any region is still legitimate.
@@GeographyNowbut there are ethnicities called Harari ppl who are predominately who live HARAR and Diredwa. Much respect to the guy who refuse to identify in its ethnicity as it has become very hostility towards identifying as your ethnicities.
Ethiopia is so special that it deserves a letter to it! I want to make one myself! Unless you’ve been there one won’t ever know how amazing it is! Thanks for showing the large homes you stayed in and cityscapes to show your viewers the positive sides of Ethiopia and Africa in general …that’s what many others fail to do! Keep up the good work! 🇪🇹 This one was a beauty!
It was an amazing experience and I’m so glad I got to go there
Dear Barbs, I'm from Ethiopia. I remember wanting to come to the meet-up but not making it. It was painful haha. A ton has improved and a ton has gotten worse since you last visited. I'm now outside of the country but at the time I didn't plan on moving abroad. Thank you for your beautiful words and channel. Please make these for every country you travel to after finishing the A-Z main series. Stay blessed 🙌
Oh dang! Yeah it was really cool meeting my Ethiopian / African diaspora in Ethiopia geograpeeps. I was surprised how many showed up. Sorry you couldn't make it!
@@GeographyNow Hopefully you will have one in the USA soon.
Nobody has ever been dunked on this viciously for a typo 😂
I know what gets my subscriber's attention
@@GeographyNow clickbait
It's a pretty bad Typo
What was the typo?
Please keep these letter episodes going. Absolutely love them!
Here in Israel we have Ethiopian
jews that have been coming here
since 1985. I was suprised how they kepped the jewish tradition so many years. I tasted their bread
the Inrjera its deferent but good.
lol your not supposed to eat it by its self. It’s used to scoop the stew
I hope u enjoyed your time here in Ethiopia and as always, your welcomed.
Im glad there more GeoNow content, and it's good to process old material thats been sitting in there too. Two more countries. And I have faith, got best wishes for the next phase.
NEXT PHASE!
Thanks, Barby.. Your videos help me keep my sanity.
Really loved the video! Ethiopia is one of the many countries that I would love to visit, and I'm happy you got to be there! I'm not watching many Geography videos now (I guess that maybe there is so much information that I feel that I can't remember almost anything and it saddens me?) but these videos that seem more chill do give you a lot of information, and the fact that it's a story of a trip maybe makes it easier to remember some information on the long term. Hope to see more like it, if you have been able to make more trips!
Thank you, glad you like the show
I like you simply talking to the local about the country, its opportunitied and its challanges. Nice format.
A country is nothing without it's people right?
The movie about your life will never be as good as your actual life. Your life story is DOPE man.
Lol. I admit I can't complain
Love you Geography Now!
The Ethiopian jews are one of the oldest Jewish communities, it's believed they where in Ethiopia even before the destruction of the second temple.
ETHIPOIA 🗣🗣🗣🔥🔥🔥🔥
Best country fr. “Ethiopia” could never 😒😂😂
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Ethipoia in the title 😭
A leprechaun did it
No he said little Ethiopia name way USA he knows
Thanks for the message. It means a lot to us. I hope you enjoyed your time. I also hope you will come back again
I have been watching your videos for the past 4 years. Keep up the good work.
By far, my favorite video 😊 (I'm Ethiopian 🇪🇹)
love this soooo much!!!
Can't wait for you to come to West Africa and hopefully visit Sierra Leone...
You’ll a experience hospitality at a whole different level!
Oh man, you seriously have no idea how much I am down for West Africa, although it is a little bit more difficult, especially if you are doing land, travel crossing borders, but still, I’m down
great, relaxed video, I liked it! Hope you make more soon
More are definitely coming! Thanks for watching!
Awesome video great to see your visit went well in my country 🇪🇹 hope you come again !
I absolutely would love to in the future
I used to binge your channel and I think life just made me lose touch with it for some time but I've been absolutely loving the letter videos and coming back again to see and to learn even more than before so keep up the great work man!
Loving the epistolary videos - keep 'em coming!
....I can't believe I ACTUALLY knew what that word meant
Ethiopia, only African country that resisted colonialism! they also have a unique writing script and that cool stuff with that Haile Selassie guy
The only African country that *successfully* resisted colonisation. Everyone else tried but got overwhelmed.
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ሀ ሁ ሂ ሃ ሄ ህ ሆ
ለ ሉ ሊ ላ ሌ ል ሎ
ሐ ሑ ሒ ሓ ሔ ሕ ሖ
መ ሙ ሚ ማ ም ሞ
ሠ ሡ ሢ ሣ ሤ ሥ ሦ
ረ ሩ ሪ ራ ሬ ር ሮ
ሰ ሱ ሲ ሳ ሴ ስ ሶ
ሸ ሹ ሺ ሻ ሼ ሽ ሾ
ቀ ቁ ቂ ቃ ቄ ቅ ቆ
በ ቡ ቢ ባ ቤ ብ ቦ
ተ ቱ ቲ ታ ቴ ት ቶ
ቸ ቹ ቺ ቻ ቼ ች ቾ
ኀ ኁ ኂ ኃ ኄ ኅ ኆ
ነ ኑ ኒ ና ኔ ን ኖ
ኘ ኙ ኚ ኛ ኜ ኝ ኞ
አ ኡ ኢ ኣ ኤ እ ኦ
ከ ኩ ኪ ካ ኬ ክ ኮ
ኸ ኹ ኺ ኻ ኼ ኽ ኾ
ወ ዉ ዊ ዋ ዌ ው ዎ
ዐ ዑ ዒ ዓ ዔ ዕ ዖ
ዘ ዙ ዚ ዛ ዜ ዝ ዞ
ዠ ዡ ዢ ዣ ዤ ዥ ዦ
የ ዩ ዪ ያ ዬ ይ ዮ
ደ ዱ ዲ ዳ ዴ ድ ዶ
ጰ ጱ ጲ ጳ ጴ ጵ ጶ
ጀ ጁ ጂ ጃ ጄ ጅ ጆ
ገ ጉ ጊ ጋ ጌ ግ ጎ
ጠ ጡ ጢ ጣ ጤ ጥ ጦ
ጨ ጩ ጪ ጫ ጬ ጭ ጮ
ጸ ጹ ጺ ጻ ጼ ጽ ጾ
ፀ ፁ ፂ ፃ ፄ ፅ ፆ
ፈ ፉ ፊ ፋ ፌ ፍ ፎ
ፐ ፑ ፒ ፓ ፔ ፕ ፖ
Bro forgot about Liberia 😭
@@frostyguy1989Except for that couple of years when Italy under Mussolini conquered them.
this video adds more home-sick in me especially that hot spring of Sodere! thank you!
This 'Letter to' series is class, i can't wait for the next one
Great video. Absolutely beautiful country. So much rich history.
pretty cool to see you releases this after so long. please keep doing more letter videos like this.
I mean I had the footage just sitting there in my hard drive for years... It was time!
I’m really loving you being a travel vlogger. I hope to see more of this from Geography Now! I think it’s time you hit the road, and spend the next ten years going to every country you taught us about! 😎
We should all rally together and make sure he has a place to stay all over the world!! 🥰
Definitely more content like this coming! 👍👍
I just discovered your channel much love from 🇪🇹
Really enjoying these letter to (country) videos, would love to see more of em! Excellent as always Barbs
Dude! Phenomenal! This brings me back to when I was traveling too (and I hope I looked as good as you did ;) great choice on the montage music; this was surprisingly nostalgic yet unfamiliar, learning about people through your efforts to connect with the geograpeeps and more. Thank you for all the years, truly
Ha ha, thank you, I’m still a little “rusty” with my mini documentary editing skills, but I’m trying to get there!
I LOVED the video !
greetings from Baghdad
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u just gained a subscriber ......dude i watched the video as if i didnt know ethiopia at all its so great...now there is so much change and u wouldnt even believe ,,,and there exist so many naturalistic features that u havent seen ...hope u will be back to see ..thanks
Glad you liked this!
I used to live there and all I can say is Ethiopia is love.
A nice short video of my beloved Ethiopia on your layover. I enjoyed watching your VLOG.
Great to hear the youth are coming back to the country
I can totally understand why, just like Abdul said in the video, there are many “good pieces to work with”
been such a big fan man since i was 12, keep up the good work
Fantastic video as always, Barb! Thanks for being such a beacon on RUclips and for the entire geography community :)
Thanks!
so glad you enjoyed your trip to Ethiopia ✨ and lil correction, we have raw meat in 2 ways, the chopped kind (the one you tried) & the minced version ( which is more popular). some people have it completely raw or medium rare. The minced version is made with spices so that all the bacteria gets killed off and it’s called kitfo not ‘kifto’. It’s not for everyone, but it’s something you can grow to love & even crave at times 🥰 i hope it didn’t upset your stomach too much hehe
Yeah sorry for the spelling typo, lol
Thank you for this video! FYI, that was not kitfo - that was "Teray Siga" literally translated as "raw meat"
Oh ok, Abdul in the video told me "Kifto" but I guess it has another name
@GeographyNow Kitfo is still raw meat too but it's grounded and seasoned with clarified butter and spices
I'm doing my part to help the algorithm get Barbs more recognition, because I want to see more of this type of video! Excellent style, fantastic guests, it lingers just long enough on the moments for it to be special, but doesn't drag or repeat itself. Great editing, shot selection, script, order of events and descriptions. Keep it up!
I actually really appreciate this comment, I’m still trying to figure out how to get into this format. But I do owe a lot of the footage credit to Kaleb, he’s seriously the best.
A lot change in Addis Ababa.
You need to visit again
Really loved this! Pretty cool this was Kaleb's first international trip as well.
this letters to series shares exactly what feelings and experiences you get from twenty-first century travel
Dear Barbes...Thank you for your kind letter and I wish for you to come again and visit more of Ethiopia.❤
I don’t blame you for wanting ti go back!
As an Ethiopian i appreciate this video so much, anyone who wants to visit Addis and see my beautiful city for yourself, I am more than happy to help you with anything! We are a welcoming and happy country so please come and visit! ❤️
Nothing makes me happier than when I hear people from the country approving of the video I made for their country, I know obviously there was so much I missed out on, I didn’t even get to check out the major sites and stayed relatively close to the capital area, but still,I tried my best and hopefully I can come back and see more
@@GeographyNow I only saw one real mistake which was the kitfo/kurt confusion which others mentioned. If any of you come to Ethiopia to explore let me know because a lot of development has happened even since the last trip. Anyone coming to Ethiopia can reply to me here under this comment, we can get in contact and help you navigate the country however you need. I am an Addis lij but I have seen many parts of my beautiful country and I have contacts who will help you
I'm really liking this format of video. Good job Berbs.
"Ethipoia"
Been following you a long time. These videos are fantastic. Great way to level up. Now I just need to see you make one for every country and then switch to every state in the US. Thaaaaaanks
Definitely more content following these lines in the future! Promise
Bandiaterra and Liberwisk welcomes Ethipoia to UN 🎉
To the IN (Incognito Nations)
I love this idea of the letters of countries you've visited
i wish our YEMEN and ETHIOPIA increase their ties and trade it will help allot bless u all
This vid literally deserves more views, it’s so beautifully constructed and portrays such a beautiful message, I literally couldn’t stop watching. Thank you for sharing this with us barbs!!! 🙏
Thank you so much, really appreciate it!
Here while the title is still "Ethipoia" 👇
nothing against Barbs, it's okay to make mistakes, it's not disrespectful, just a bit funny
ethipoia
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What are you pointing at?
Nope it’s ethiopia
Can't wait for you to visit Nigeria. Willing to host you
He's showering in Ethipoia
Thirst trap
Ethipoia first class
unbelieveable!!!
It is a geothermal shower.
This is beautiful. thank you for sharing.
Thank you!
2:54 I did not expect to see Pushkin but here we are!
His grandfather was Ethiopian or something like that..
@@ambessashield9360 Yes, that's correct.😊
I can not tell you how much Ethiopia had changed, better and for worse. I def wish you can come again!!! love from Ethiopia
I mean I missed out in the Danikil depression and Lalibela…
the great country of ethipoia
Wow thank you for coming we love you
It was such an honor and privilege to go there, I loved it
Funny enough today i meet a tourist girl from ethiopia in greece, i had a conversation with her about 20minutes and she was also a fan of geography now😂😂😂