This weekend I’ve met 3 more people who have visited Ethiopia, mainly on tours of the ‘historical circuit’ (the towns and churches around northern Ethiopia), so has been great to hear that they all had an excellent time.

I’ve also been finding out more about the IT infrastructure in Ethiopia, emails from other volunteers currently working there have explained that generally the PCs being used are relatively recent and have Windows (XP or Vista) installed – although they may not always be genuine copies, which then causes problems with essential security updates not getting installed – perpetuating virus issues.  However, the networking might be lacking (esp. compared to what I’m used to a the OU), i.e. few servers and no firewalls.

I’m also already thinking about what I need to take with me, what I’ve got left to buy , whether it’ll all fit in my rucsac and whether I’ll still be able to lift the rucsac once packed!