2 of 3 is not TOO BAD!

So yes, all I longed for upon arrival from my 2 days of travel was that I could figure out how to get where I was staying so that I could

1) See Kim and no longer feel so alone

2) Call Jason to let him know I was in Ethiopia and to find out about court at home

3) Get the 2 day old grime out of my hair with a warm shower

And as I mentioned, 2 of three turns out to not be too bad when you are in a third world country! A boy I came to know as KB picked me up from the airport. He was holding a sign with my name on it and I was so relieved to see him. He escorted me out to a small, red, and dust covered Jeep type car (if you can call it that) and told me that his parents were with him and dressed up from an event that they had just gone to. I was welcomed with warm smiles and deep accents that lent itself hard to recognize the English language I knew they were speaking. We pulled out of the airport and the car coughed its way down the street.

Taking it all in as they tried to tell me what we were passing- meat was hanging in little wooden shacks right on the carcus and clearly not refrigerated. Police stood with their semi-automatic riffles on the street corner. Dust was everywhere, and though it was late, the streets were lined with pedestrians that in Arizona, would all be at home and in front of a television or tucked neatly in a bed. It was a lot to take in-

I tried to make small talk. I asked the parents about their show, thinking with their dressy attire that they would have a fun story to share. Turns out that the glances of confusion passed to me and KB lead to a correction. It was no show, it was a funeral! Did I honestly make that mistake right on arrival. Oops! That was a bit embarrassing!

So we get to the guest house. The streets were dark and I was informed that when the street lights are off, the power inside is on. Maybe that meant the shower would be good?! I asked to call Jason. They helped to make that happen. I was informed that Kim would be landing in another 5 hours. That was great to hear. BUt as KB turned the shower on to show me how to work it- barely a trickle ran. There was no water. We came to learn that between the water shortages and power outages, showers were a rare and wonderful thing. But for tonight, there would be no shower.