The plane ride was really OK.  Also, before the flight, I also met a Dr. who works with Samaritan’s Purse.  I had a little problem with the earphones.  Apparently I pulled them out too hard and left the earbud in my ear.  I didn’t realize it for quite some time, then discovered I had something in my ear.  Everytime I tried to get it out, it went in further.  I knew I had to leave it alone, but I wasn’t sure I could make the whole flight without going berserk with something in my ear.  I then remembered that I had this Dr. friend on board (surgeon, too). But I didn’t kow what we could use to get the earbud out of my ear.  It suddeny came to me to try to use the end of my earring.  Dr. “Sam” twisted it into a hook, and with a litttle work got the earbud out!  Was I ever grateful.

I’m going to try to lad some pictures up to my blog, so I’ll either send that to tell you about my basically uneventful arrival in Ethiopia and my first exposure to the other side of the world.