Addis is a place where beggars ask for money from beggars. A place where bargaining over goods usually occurs over a price range of 50 cents, and the homeless have to fight for outdoor floor space. And yet in the last few days here I experienced some things related to money that can be classified…

After over 35 hours of travel, including a cancelled flight, a useless hotel voucher, and a 50-minute special on Gelada Baboons, Jason, Maggie and I arrived in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Exiting the airport with our new friends and colleagues Daniel Combs and Keleab (pronounced with an explosive “kh” sound), we took a deep breath of…