Second/Third Day?

The second day started with my alarm going off and Ina standing over me. As I turned off my alarm he asked, “Are you awake yet?” I thought to myself. Yes. I both got ready and then went down stairs to enjoy a wonderful buffet breakfast. On the way Ian and I met others who were also going to Africa. It was during this conversation that Ian declared that he wished he was my brother. We are off to a great start. Breakfast was very good. Then we waited forever for transpiration to the airport. Dr. Tullos had to sit in the back of the van with many suit cases surrounding him and one on his lap. Once we arrived at the airport we went through security with no problems and boarded the flight to Africa!

This flight was intense. It was a 13 hour flight. Luckily I was sitting by Jill Taylor. We shared common interests about the Northern states and had watched “The Dilemma” together. After two and a half hours in we were officially bored. We enjoyed our airline meals for the first time and tried to take naps, which were not successful. On my other side sat tinny little Ethiopian lady. She did not speak any English, but that’s ok because when I helped her turn off her screen when she was trying to sleep, all that was needed was a smile.  The highlight of this flight was me deciding not to use the restroom for the full 13 hours flight, which I succeeded. However, after getting off the flight there was not a restroom till we got on the next plane. Nice. This next four hours flight was not enjoyable, We didn’t have tv’s and I sat by a strange, restless, large, smelly, man. This was not enjoyable. Once we landed in Lusaka we were so ready to be done with planes and it was nice to walk and then sit on a bus and look out big windows at the African landscape as we drove to our hotel. The hotel we are staying is very nice, I have a room to myself which is a plus. I hope to have a restful night before we drive to the mission.

Thank you for all your prayers and support as we continue to travel.

Thanks

Ben