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ianet Bastyan
Sixth-generation Australian ianet fell in love with Ethiopia 10 minutes after arriving there in 2016. The granddaughter of soldier-farmers appreciated people's honesty and resilience. A trained dan...view moreSixth-generation Australian ianet fell in love with Ethiopia 10 minutes after arriving there in 2016. The granddaughter of soldier-farmers appreciated people's honesty and resilience. A trained dancer, ianet identified steps that had crossed the Mediterranean, contributing to European stage dance. One complete dance from Northern Shewa was replicated in Spain with castanets, its source unacknowledged.She had lived in Papua New Guinea where her father taught agriculture. Aussies called local adults 'boys', and segregated children. Parents were furious when all kids-local and ex-pat-rode to school in the tray of the same utility truck, tumbling over each other in delight. ianet became a teacher and librarian, preferring settings with a fair go for all cultures. Back in Ethiopia in 2020, she and Mesfin attended school assemblies and a workshop at three secondary campuses. One had been a prince's residence. Ethiopia's writing system Fidal is now her second script.view less