Yellow fever shot. Check.
Voltage transformer. Check.
$100 bills post-2003. Check.
Deet for day-biting mosquitoes that transmit Dengue Fever. Check.
Appetite for Tej. Check.
Duplicate passport-sized photos for visa to be secured at Bole Airport. Check.
Practice using right hand only to eat. Check.
Willingness to go with the flow in a really different part of the world. TBD.
Anticipation and enthusiasm. Check and check.