Ethiopian colon

I defy anyone to travel in Ethiopia without some sort of intestinal distress - it's a great testing ground to push your colon to the limits. If the (ho hum) traveler's diarrhea doesn't get you, the oil-heavy (but delicious) stews will throw you for a loop and the fiberlicious injera may give you a run for your money. There's bumpy roads to contend with, long drives with no break, bathrooms that are really not an ideal location for your meditation (hole in the ground, crack in the door, no toilet paper, bug brigades). And to top it off, several cups of VERY strong coffee. Oh, and throw in a little lactose intolerance and a lot of milk to compliment the coffee and you've got a recipe for disaster.

All that said, I have to say I'm pretty proud of how our intestines have held up. Of course, we've still got a few days to get past the incubation period...