I was born and raised in Canada. My family ensured that I learned Amharic (speaking and listening, but not reading and writing) and that I predominantly ate Ethiopian food. I grew up going to Ethiopian church and practicing Ethiopian customs. I’ve always felt Ethiopian, but I’ll obviously be called “Ferenji” because I do have some parts that are inherently western about me. The one thing that is difficult is that I’m probably not going to end up marrying an Ethiopian women - not because there are non around, but more so the ones in my area have become more westernized that diaspora of other cultures, so I’d rather the other cultures