Cowboys

During the drive from Bahir Dar to Gondar, we saw many young boys herding their family's cattle down the side of the road. I couldn't help but to think of the image behind the word cowboy. In comparison, and considering their ages, these young Ethiopians seemed to be more appropriately called cowboys than a grown man from Texas with a lasso in one hand and spurs on his boots riding a horse. Ethiopian cowboys walk behind their herd and carry a stick to keep their cattle in line and off the road.