Arba Minch, is a town and the region it is situated in is a wonderful area where the term “Southern hospitality” funnily applies to as well. Unlike the Center and especially the Northern Part of Ethiopia, the south is known for its free-spirited, open and very embracing people.

The region: Southern Nations, Nationalities and Peoples, is home to more than 56 different Ethnic groups, about ⅔ of the total number of Ethnicities present in the whole country. And Arbaminch is no different, as one of the bigger towns in the area, it hosts people of diverse roots and cultures and serves as an intersection town for travel and trade. Not too far from the town, the highlands, which are home to the Gamo and Dorze people, are hubs of such vibrant and warm culture. These people live in partial seclusion and usually keep to themselves. Their histories are their own, their customes are their own and their language as well. However, the distance hasn't made them any less welcoming and caring to people passing though. I've witnessed their open hearts when they opened up their village and homes for us to visit, when they invited us to join in their dances and daily chores and when they caringly explained their way of life to us.