Trip journal - Day 1, part 2
Sunday, June 20, 2010 Addis Ababa, 8:20 pm No wait for visa in Addis - hooray! No wait through passport control - hooray! Almost 40 minute wait just to change money! The banker even had to leave the exchange office to get more money when she ran out. Oh well, guess we had to wait somewhere. Addis airport is small, but decent. When we finally got to meet up with our Children's Hope escort, we headed outside to a lovely view. I was expecting a rather dirty, big city view. Instead, I saw hillsides in the distance, lush trees, and yes, poverty. Drove through busy streets -- people walking everywhere. Driver used horn at least six times in the twenty-minute drive! Don't think I saw any stoplights. Escort (Ficker) asked if we wanted to meet A-bell (how they pronounce Abel). And we were questioning, "Really??" He told us the other three families met their kids this morning, and would we like to? Before Scott could answer, I piped, "YES!" Any t