Andy and I made it safely to Addis after a 7-hour flight (stopped in Lagos). There was nobody on the plane for the 42 minute flight from Accra to Lagos, so we stretched out. Then, the plane filled up in Lagos, so we had to sleep all crunched up. All good. It meant we could spend another day with the kids in Accra, so we didn't mind a bit.
Ben is posting this for us because we can't blog from here. I really can't say anything more than that, sorry. Need to be a bit vague about that.
We'll send Ben a new blog entry tomorrow after we start with our kids. We're making PSAs about environmental issues with students from an International school. We're also inviting students from several underserved schools in Addis. It will be interesting to see how they mix.
Our computers are stuck in customs because they want an exhorbitant amount of money to get them out. We're working on a fix, but it has been an extremely frustrating day today trying to get in touch with people who can help us. We have a computer lab at the International school, so we loaded Premiere on those machines today. We're good to go this week. The problem is that we are donating the laptops to a school in Gambella, and they could REALLY use them. But, we can't get our computers out of customs. Cross your fingers for us.
More tomorrow,
Erik
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3 comments:
Fingers AND toes are crossed. So glad you made it to Addis. I'm used to getting up in the morning to a new blog...was wondering where you were!
Thanks to Ben for being the reliable conduit for your messages! So glad you arrived safely...we were starting to get worried. Am keeping all appendages, etc. crossed and double crossed plus prayers too!
CUSTOMS SUCKS! I had to pay $350 to get my own camera out of customs when I was in Bulgaria. I would have been better off just buying a new camera! I sure hope you guys are okay with your computers. More imortantly, be safe.
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