Above or below the line, as my Ethiopian friends would say "Min chiguri'n!" or "It troubles me not!"
Bob-
I wont be taking any musical instruments with me. I might raise a drinking song or a shanty if encouraged. And I'll certainly bring my compact recorder, the Edirol R-1.
But part of my mission will be to assess what computer hardware and software will be most useful at the secondary school and for the regional economic development committee (Gurage Peoples Self-Development Organization). Some of the expatriate Ethiopians, our former students living in the States, have already organized a 501-c-3 non-profit organization called The Berkefet IT Project which has gathered together some 40 used computers and accessories and is shipping them to the Gurage country, for the secondary schools. I in turn will be dropping off my older laptop computer this trip, loaded with images of my maps, air photos, and my personal photo collection.
My friend Phil should be arriving today in Addis Ababa. I am anxiously awaiting word that he is settling in.