Three and a half hours later at 5:30 a.m., I heard shouting in the hallway. It sounded like they were going door to door in some kind of raid. I quickly dressed, put on my sneakers and examined the exits for an escape plan. I was ready to jump out the window if they knocked on my door. I waited quietly. By 6 a.m. the noise stopped. I still have no explanation for the commotion, but I survived what was to be the only time I panicked during my trip. I headed down to breakfast to find the eggs covered in the same spicy sauce that was on my rice and chicken the night before. It took about 5 tries and the assistance of Tumi, a local businessman attending the conference that I had befriended, to fix my order and get me something plain. After breakfast, it only took me a few minutes to get ready for today’s events since there was no soap of any kind in my room. My pick-up time was scheduled for 8:45, but there really isn’t any such thing as a schedule here. My ride arrived by 10 a.m. and we were off to start the TENT Conference.
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