So I had the opportunity to go to China for a wedding and booked some extra time to check out their art scene (as well as the Great Wall and Mao’s body…oh and lots of delicious dumplings).  Located in and amongst old decommissioned military buildings I found not the stifled offering I expected but a true unrestricted artist community! read more »

Last week I ventured to the edge of the Gowanus Canal to throw beer bottles with and at friends! read more »

Well after 4 days of eating Injera (spongy sour flatbread that has the consistency of a wet sweatshirt) I decided to try some good old pizza…which ended up tasting a lot like spongy sour flatbread with the consistency of a wet sweatshirt.

My true mission was to celebrate the wedding of friends Adam and Sel – and – check in on one of my construction projects.

…and hang with a few donkeys I had not seen in years.

The wedding reception took place at the beautiful Kuriftu resort in Debre Zeyit.

Here I am proudly sitting with Adam’s pop, Kifle Tigneh Abate!

Below, Sel doing a very traditional Ethiopian shoulder shimmy…

Well…I’m off to Johannesburg.  I hope this car makes it…a recession special – 400 Birr for a week!