Officially on my way

So I'm officially on my way, and I've officially put more entries on this blog than my previous attempt at blogging. I'm actually sitting in a food court at O'hare airport (the wonders of WiFi). My flight from Minneapolis to Chicago was, of course, delayed an hour and a half. Unfortunately we didn't learn of the delay until we are all on the aircraft, in effect turning a 1 hour flight into a 2 1/2 hour flight. I guess that's nothing compared to what's coming, an 8 hour flight to Brussels then a 6 1/2 hour flight to Douala.

Christie and I at the Minneapolis airport

At this point I'm in a state of anticipation, not knowing exactly what to expect. Of course there will be similarities to other countries in the developing world, and we have all seen Africa through the eyes of television cameras and photography, but beyond that all I can do is wait until I get there.