First Flight

It was a long line at O'hare this morning.  Who travels at 4:00 am??? We waited in security for probably an hour and half.  However once we made it to our gate, we walked right onto the plane.  Then we waited on the plane for an extra hour because a group of 37 junior high students were stuck in security.  Nice nap time for Alexa and myself.  The flight was uneventful.  Big Bang Theory was on the monitor so I enjoyed it.  Dr. Dan - no scary men starting a fight on our plane.  It was a little confusing finding Ethiopian airlines at Dulles but we had a nice long walk through the airport.  At our gate, we found out that carry-on bags had to be 15 pounds.  Luckily they did not weigh my purse but they did weigh Steph's bag and it was too heavy.  We could either adjust or pay $60.  I paid the money.  One less bag to carry on the next two airplanes.   Blog will not be updated until we arrive safely at Mwangaza and if internet is working, we will be able to share more news with everyone.  Steph's drinking airborne to combat the fact that someone coughed on her - Hopefully she will be cured of her fears of germs by the end of our trip.  One last thought - when we were in line to receive our boarding pass, the man behind us heard that we were going to Kili.  He mentioned that was his hometown and welcomed us back to his country.  It  is these moments of shared friendship that we realize that we are on our way home again.  In the exchange of greetings and thank-you's, a common courtesy often missing in our country, people create bonds.  Our paths might never cross again but for a moment in time, we were friends.