Starting out

Its been about 3 weeks since I found out that I was successful in my pulse application and partnered with a group based on my skills. Millenium Global Village sponsored by Earth Institute at Columbia University in NYC. My site - Koraro Ethiopia. A lot to digest - I had chosen Ethiopia because I wanted to explore the Rift Valley, explore the myth of Queen of Sheba, the Falashas, and of course help the people. Having seen on TV the famine of the 80's in Ethiopia it had been in the back of my mind how do you help such people in the face of nature. Now I have my chance. What was Ethiopia about, its people, daily life especially in the villages, amentities......so used to daily showers, running hot and cold water, sanitary conditions, supermarkets, what am I to expect?