>We had had a bite to eat before leaving so
>our stomachs were not empty.

I'll BET you just had a bite! "No, bekaw, bekaw, okay, okay, tinesh."
;-)

Can you post any pictures from the wedding? My sister is very curious (she's been married almost 5 years and STILL reads wedding magazines).

Also, can you give any other details about the farenji wedding? Because that could be me! (Except for the middle-aged crisis/dyed-hair part, and I've already known my fiancee 7 years, and she's been in the US for 10.)

I'm not sure you ever answered (or maybe you chose not to), but what brought you to Ethiopia? Did you already know the people with whom you're staying?