From Washington DC we flew to Ethiopia which was the longest flight of my life. We flew on the Ethiopian airlines and most of the people on the plane were Ethiopian. They are really friendly to each other. At the airport we had to wait in a long line. It was quite amusing to me to watch them hug and greet each other. They do this funny thing while they are hugging! They hug one side then the other, and back and forth. It seems to me that they bow to each other when they are done, too.

We each have our own TVs on the plane. There isn't much good to watch except maps.

21/11/06

It is 6 o'clock AM Ethiopian time. At my house it is 4 or 5 in the evening. The whole thing of the time change amazes me. I had a nap after writing yesterday and at midnight we flew over Italy. We landed in Rome for refuelling, but we stayed on the plane. Now we are above Egypt. We crossed over the Mediterranian Sea and the Sarhara Desert. Anyway, I am learning a lot of geography. The maps on the TV show where we are and it is interesting.

Now it is 7o'clock and we are crossing over the Nile River. It's like mud. I can also see sand piles in the Sahara Desert.

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