Preparations

Things are moving!  Yesterday I drove to DC to drop our paperwork off at the Ethiopian Embassy.   I stayed overnight with Christy's aunt and uncle and today drove back to the embassy and everything is in order.  I left with visas in hand!

Its been fun being in DC for the past day.  Everywhere I go I keep bumping into Ethiopian folks.

Today we also hit a bump with our medical insurance because of some tests and symptoms that I had 5 years ago which never diagnosed anything.  However, because of those tests, it made my policy unable to be underwritten with a company.   However, within a couple of hours some folks were able to help me find better coverage for a bit less cost.  We now have medical insurance to cover us in the need of a major medical incident or if we needed evacuated for treatment.

We've found flights for November 6th, but am just waiting to raise the final $700 + of startup funds and $160 in monthly support.  We are so close.  My hope is to buy the tickets by Friday!

Peace!