Right now it's hard to believe that I'll be in Africa two weeks from now. I've been doing a lot of reading, about Ethiopia and about Ethnography.
To some extent, you can't learn how to do ethnography by reading about it, but I have learned a lot by reading The Ethnographic Interview by James Spradley. 
He actually has a step by step method, and breaks down different types of questions to ask. Another good one was Writing Ethnographic Fieldnotes. I also liked parts of The Professional Stranger, by Agar, who is really good about putting humor into his writing.
My biggest concern right now is that I just won't have enough time to do everything I want to do in Africa. I wish I could stay for an entire year. However, I'm going to do the best I can with the time I have, and I am excited about the opportunity to learn about another culture.
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