Ethiopia - checking out how they paint

I spent the past three weeks in Ethiopia. Of course I was interested to see how they paint in Ethiopia. I was in Addis Abbaba so it was a big city and not in the country where I'm sure things are quite different.

The first thing I noticed was that there were many advertisements and billboards throughout the city advertising paint. New high rise buildings are going up everywhere. The most common Buildings are UN and government and private housing (apartments). Plaster and stucco abound. It was not until I moved into the Ghion Hotel that I was able to see a painter. He was doing maintenance painting with a five inch brush. Painting walls with a five inch brush patiently and consistently. Dipping into a fresh new bucket of paint. I smiled at my fellow painter and he smiled back with a great big grin. I blurted out, "salaam!" and he smiled even bigger.

I couldn't help falling in love with Ethiopian people. One painter to another joined by a common profession. God bless Ethiopia!