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economist suntribune world issues thursday may 16 2002 13 no way to prepare for the worst of ethiopia rom page 10 tences we heard hes very grateful to canada what else hes happy now it didnt seem malicious or even deliberately decep tive they were eager to please thats what they thought we wanted to hear there was little we could do we traveled in huge sport utility vehicles sometimes on roads often on little more than donkey tracks it was a wakeup call for someone who used to think it would be nice to have an suv to drive to walmart in three inches of snow we emerged from those trucks bruised from the ride muscles aching from clenching the handholds to keep ourselves upright and no matter what our destination whenever we asked how long or how far the answer was always the same thirty kilometres good road it became an inside joke but its not really funny more than half of ethiopias people live six hours away from the nearest road- by foot their entire lives are consumed by walking to market or for water and back they dont have cars they dont need roads we spoke with few women despite our best efforts mostly it was because men do the talking but also because we couldnt get close the women were always in the background working while the men talked haul ing water or wood or chil dren on their backs we couldnt get near their grass and mud huts we did- staff photokathleen griffin this was the view from staff writer kathleen griffins hotel room at the hilton addis ababa the rooves are corrugated tin compared with many others especially those in rural areas this is considered a good neighbourhood nt get inside even one the whole trip in many villages if we could coax a smile from a woman or two we consid ered it a victory we saw terrible poverty in ethiopia terrible suffer ing but we eventually real ized we were being carefully kept from the worst of it we didnt see overcrowd ed orphanages with mal nourished and dying chil dren we didnt see the stench- ridden filthy hospitals where aids patients line the corridors we didnt see babies cry ing in hunger inside tiny dirtfloor huts where the average couple has five and six and seven children perhaps its just as well there are already images in my head ill carry forever you cant prepare yourself for how people live in devel oping nations because you cannot understand it even when you see it up close theres no way to fit it into your wellfed well- clothed suburban life of luxury walking into loblaws a day or two after getting home was one of the more emotional moments of the whole experience we are so fortunate half the world is starving f v v- kfiai 1 era banner lansing coast mountain sports sheridan nurseries national sports white rose canadian tire future shop the bay shoppers drug mart rona- cashway ap ap- pharmacy home depot chas richards sons todays homes zellers sears marks work wearhouse aol disk selected areas only no one delivers results like we do t to find outmore about howjo reach your target market and get the same great 1q6nmcsus 1 1 ii stourmlelwbune mbrnmsv phut uwimw trust walmart for all your planting needs we guarantee every plant that we sell lor 2 gallon evergreen choose from a large selection of cedar juniper and much more garden wmmm sat 7 am 10 pm sun 8 am 7 pm mon 7 am 5 pm 14 each every day miracle grow ail purpose plant pood 153015 136 k 47 each every day jt v- j tttt plantsmart 1 grade rosebush hybrid or tea roses each every day hours before planting ywhere mmforfuturegrom j tparea soil mixture nri moss place 6 n n- hose too soil tn 1 ff e tm branches start to grow wa theplantisss i trim back all roses tndu i thoroughly at lex fjiv 8mund 1 mer i herconditio7sz i cordancewihhez fertilizer supplier mlr prided by the v wmw r j nvjv top soil 25 l flftv4 j k ij pq 10 hanging promo basket 6 walmart ivl vl jivw uv vvwta whitby mall momingside mall markville mall whitby scarborough markham bedding plants varieties tto ctioqse fro pack i i of a 5fo sunshine peat moss 4 38 cu ft each i iavu tvw hwy 2 harwood ajax harmony rdn aglncourt mall warden eglinton 401 brock rd oshawa scarborough scarborough pickering