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I love this. It is sooooo inspirational! I want to go to Ethiopia - it looks like a terrific place!
Posted 9 months ago by meg from USA

African Wild Child Returns Home

Link To Video: http://vimeo.com/27176361


African Wild Child from African Wild Child on Vimeo.



In 2003 Tekola Gizaw was born in a small rural village in the Sidamo region of southern Ethiopia. His biological parents died when he was just 3 years old and he was adopted by Carol and Steve from Denver, Colorado. Living in America has provided Tekola with many opportunities that he would not have had in Ethiopia. He brings this perspective into everything he does and does not take anything for granted. Watch as Tekola returns to his native Ethiopia and remembers what it is like to live in one of the most rural parts of the world.

Submitted by Carol Alexander

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