We booked tickets today, and I am really really excited. We will be leaving Minneapolis at 4:25pm on Saturday Aug 23. We have a 2.3 hour flight to JFK, then a 12.45 hr flight to Dubai. We spend the night in a hotel there, then have a 4 hour flight to Addis Ababa. We will hopefully be back in Minneapolis at 3:52 pm on Sept 1st. Really REALLY excited!