this could easily involve 11 different airports

Hey Uncle Charlie,

I'm going to go ahead and apologize in advance for what's going to be a ridiculous e-mail no matter how i slice it. I've been trying to work out winter break travel plans and it's going to be a complicated string of flights. I'm looking to fly home after exams, then out to California after Christmas, then to Algiers (?!) after new years, then back to school. I'll be doing some of this travel in conjunction with my parents, but I'm working out flights independently because the round trips are off anyways.

Here's (tentatively) what I'm trying to do:
12/15 (SAT) HBG-CLE
i could potentially make a friday evening flight, but in that case i can't count on getting to the airport before 6. the other wrinkle is i might have a ride to the philly airport on sunday. i'm not sure of that though, so i figure we go with saturday and harrisburg for right now and we can mess with things later if we have to.

12/26 (WED) CLE-SNA
the only condition is that i arrive at a time that ruthie can pick me up, i.e. after 5. if that's not going to work out i can arrange alternate transportation. also, if push comes to shove, i could go to LAX, it's just less convenient. lastly, this date is flexible insofar as if it's a lot cheaper i could go out thursday or friday with my parents.

1/2 (WED) SNA-ALG
this is the big question mark. there are a million itineraries possible, and i'm definitely willing to be flexible about going out of LAX (or burbank?) if it'll help. there are no direct flights from the US to Algeria, so i'll probably go through CDG or FRA. i'm flexible with dates as well.

1/13 (SUN) ALG-EWR?
i lied. this is the big question mark, since it depends in part on plans i haven't made yet. on the other hand, having a good idea of what's possible will help me settle plans. i'll likely be being picked up by a friend who i'll stay with until i go back to school. I'm flexible with travel dates here too, but as far as this and the last flight go, i'd prefer to be in Algiers about 10 days whichever happens, with a preference towards a longer stay.

i'd really appreciate any suggestions you might have with any of these flights. I'm sorry to foist such a knotty itinerary on you, but any help you can be will be greatly appreciated.