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How did Lucy get her name? Later in the night of November 24, there was much celebration and excitement over the discovery of what looked like a fairly complete hominid skeleton. There was drinking, dancing, and singing; the Beatles’ song “Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds” was playing over and over. At some point during that night, no one remembers when or by whom, the skeleton was given the name “Lucy.” The name has stuck.

Head Rests from different Ethnic groups.

The last evening at our hotel in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia and the Horn of Africa. This has been an incredible adventure through Sudan, Djibouti and Ethiopia. Never in my dreams as a teenager would I have imagined one day visiting these 3 countries. I have seen, visited, witnessed, tried foods that I had no idea existed. It a part of the world that is basically forgotten by the main stream. It has been and still is, in certain areas, ravaged by wars. Yet the people and friendships that I made during this journey have been very friendly and as inquisitive as I have been. Thank you for the journey.

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