Instead of choosing to be hindered by the perhaps silent or moments that others might describe as "uneasy" we have chosen to share these awkward moments. Embracing them for the life, laughter and bond they can bring to us all. Please feel free to share. Thank you.

Monday, August 18, 2008

Ethiopian Airlines

Our team had the experience of going to Uganda on Ethiopian Airlines. This airline is so exclusive that it only deems Dulles Airport to be the ONLY US airport it flys into. Our flight attendants were militantly friendly. We were woken up from deep sleep despite efforts to pretend we were asleep to eat every 3 hours or so. At random times we were forced to buckle and then unbuckle our seat belts (again if one was sleeping or not was not an excuse) and had melodious "cloud" music that played during take off and often landing to ease the mind. At one point I was in full REM sleep, which is a rarity on plane rides, and all of a sudden I smelled the food. Subconsciously, I must of known the impending forceful patting that was about to occur because I woke up immediately in a daze. A few minutes went by with my vision still blurry and my mind fuzzy but clear on its purpose to accept food. After several minutes of staring blankly at the food before me and then holding a buttered bread midway to my mouth while I was half-asleep, I covered up my food and hoped this would be acceptable to our forceful attendants. It was a memorable experience and would highly recommend it to anyone looking for a flight experience beyond ordinary.

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