Apologies for not posting this sooner!
My first night's stay in Ethiopia was an economical choice: what I
got for the money was wonderful, but it didn't include any
high-speed/wifi internet. I did, however, get to send an important
e-mail over a dialup connection.
March 12 was originally planned as a
throwaway day. The end of March 10th and all of the 11th would
involve waiting in Dulles International for twelve hours and being in
the air for another twelve. I expected to reach my destination and
collapse from jet lag, because (as was once again the case) I'm not
good at falling asleep while inside of airplanes.
It turned out to be a robust and
eventful day instead.