Flexibility has got to be the name of the game.

I stayed at a hotel near the Dulles airport last night due to a morning flight to Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. I had the perfect itinerary, putting me in Addis for a mere two hours tomorrow morning, and then I would board a flight to Kigali via a very short stop in Uganda. That would put me in Kigali at 1 pm on Saturday, just in time for some yummy sambousas and orange Fantas for lunch with my good friend and staff member Ndash. Well, anyone who travels should know that flexibility has got to be the name of the game. My perfect itinerary was blasted away by a 4-hour plane delay in Dulles. I am there now, waiting for the incoming plane to arrive so we can quickly depart.

I will miss my connecting flight to Kigali and will have to wait the day and night away in Addis, and fly out the next day. This means one less day in Rwanda, and I will arrive there on Sunday. But again, flexibility is the name of the game. I am already tired and a little annoyed from this trip, and we haven't even left Dulles yet!

I did get the opportunity to meet a cool American couple who are on my flight. They are flying to Addis to adopt three children from an orphanage, two siblings and a cousin. How cool is that?!? They already have five children at home and feel the calling to bring home three more.

What adventures will Addis bring me? I am wishing I had a travel buddy to roam around the city with, but I will have to make due by myself. Could be interesting...