Ambassador Blog

This is like my second time to use the blog, it is kinda' cool. And I just thought that I could say a little about Ethiopia, my home country so that any body that is hooked up with OWYP might know a little bit more. Well, we have like more than 80 ethnic groups living together. And almost all of them have their own language, cultural food, way of dressing and history. Ethiopia is one of the two countries that never were colonized in the slavery period of Africa. We have our own calendar and our own alphabets (letters). I believe that we are rich in history. There are amazing places in the country, like the Dalol, Eartale, which is the lowest point of the world, and there is like a volcanic lake there. A lot of scientists do various types of research there. We have different climate conditions with different altitudinal vegetation. We have different historical places like parks, caves, Churches and castles… that create a center of attention to tourists. But we do have a lot of problems, like poverty, HIV/Aids and corruption are some of things that are holding us back from being a member of the most developed countries of our world. And if you ask me where the youth of the country stands in all of this, I would say, not doing as much as possible. The youth of the country is in a big disadvantage cuz' there isn't much information provided about as to how we as young people can help in the development strategies of the country. And so, the majority doesn't know. Which leaves every thing to those who do know how to be a part of this drama. As a result, those who know are over loaded with a lot of work. So I think OWYP is doing the right thing on the right time here. For all my friends and colleagues, let's stand up and be the change we want to see in our world.

Peace.

Lilu Isarel.