I thought you might like an account from a second perspective... not realizing Josh already contributed. Enjoy. Joe.

We are here in Dodoma now. It is 4:30 in the morning. I could not sleep so I got up and Chris left his laptop out so I can email you all. If there are typing errors, it is early and I am trying my best .
Here is our adventure so far :)
We left from KNU around 5:30pm on Saturday evening. Then flew out of Seoul around 11:20pm. The flight to Dar es Salaam was around 8 1/2 ~ 9 hours. We flew on Emirates airlines to Dubai. That was the most luxurious Economy class I have ever been in. It was a nice flight. We got in to Dubai around around 3:30am (5 hours time difference than Korea) in the morning their time. The airport their is very new and still under construction so we got off the plane and were greeted with 94 degree weather at night. It was hot! They had stair trucks unload us and a bus took us to the airport.
In Dubai we were to have a long layover. We were to leave at 10:55. The airport was very nice and so busy! There were people everywhere... sleeping on the ground walking around shopping, eating. All the shops and stores were open 24/7. You could buy a McDonalds McArabia hamburger and then go buy a Rolex watch or a water tobacco pipe or food at the grocery store.. dvd player..anything almost. The one thing that really stuck out to me was the diverseness of people in the airport. It truly was a slice of all cultures in the world. Every nationality, sect and race seemed to be represented. We waited there a long time. I went shopping and got some Arabic Pop song cds, a soda, gum and candy for the wait. If your layover is longer than 4 hours in Dubai, Emirates gives you a complementary meal at one of the restaurants. So we went to eat at 8 am. All we had was a snack that they served us, some how we did not understand that we could eat from the buffet, but we were satisfied and not hungry.We were so full indeed that we passed up eating Coldstone Creamery. :0
So we waited and went to our gate for the flight. There was some problem with the plane so we were waiting longer than expected. When we boarded the plane we immediately knew why there was a delay. The plane was hot! But it was a dry heat around 110~ 115. The A/C was not working properly. The pilot said they had fixed the problem and it would cool off shortly. once we were all boarded no temperature change had happened and the doors were shut. Wow, hot! So we taxied out to the runway and due to the problem the airline was reconsidering the flight. So once we were on the runway they decided that it was not safe to continue the flight and said they were going to return to the airport and deboard the plane. Then that changed, the gate was in use by another plane, so they were bringing the stair trucks and buses back to unload us.We waited on the plane for about an hour with no A/C...... I was really hot but did not feel too sweaty I guess because it was so dry. SuJa tried her best to keep me cool. She was fanning me and gave me here handkerchief with water on it.. and fanning me more. It was very nice of her. Yet as she and I fanned myself, it became apparent to me that I was more or less in a convection oven and the breeze was not cooling but swirling the heat around me.
All the passengers were calm and very orderly. I was amazed that no one got angry or wanted to cuss out someone. The flight attendants were great! I don't know how the women managed to keep their makeup on in that heat! They passed out water as needed and really made a bad situation better. At some point several passengers asked that the doors at least be opened to let some fresh air in, but they did not do so and I thought it wise as the cabin was hot but outside hotter.
We got off the plane and bussed to the terminal and went back to the gate. Another plane was ready for us around 2:30pm. So again we were off, with the crew from the last plane.The flight was great. I slept most of that flight and only a few hours on the previous flight.
We landed around 7~8 pm. Getting off the plane in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (1 hour time difference than Dubai, 6 than Korea) was a welcoming. It is around 78 degrees (22 c) during the day, cooler that normal for this time of year and upper 50s to low 60s (15 c ) at night. Immigration took awhile to process. Once we were out of the airport we were greeted by Samuel's father and family as well as our Host. Dar es Salaam is his home town and his family came out to meet us at our scheduled arrival time 4~ 5 hour previously. He greeted us very warmly , hugging us several times and making sure we knew his place was our home. We loaded several vans rode out to Samuel's house for dinner. We were at his house around 9pm. We ate some very good Tanzanian food that was prepared and catered by his family. We all sat together and ate in candlelight under he stars listening to a Brian Adams and Shania Twain. It was a great time. We all felt very welcome by his family.
We got to our hotel around 11:00pm and got showered and in bed by 12pm.
The next day, the bus came to pick us up at 9:45am right across fro the hotel. Two tickets each were purchased for us since we had so much luggage. The bus was not full so it was not a problem. It was a great bus ride. The roads were all paved and smooth. The temperature was in the 70s with the window slightly cracked open. I will have to describe the scenery later, but the buildings were anything from stucco to wood and tin vendor booths to mud brick and thatched houses. The smell of burning wood was in the air as well as dust and other scents. We rode comfortably for 6 1/2 hours. We made several stops and at every stop on the side of the road, vendors would tap on the side and hold up their wares or snacks. On the way we tried some roasted cashews (very good!) , some skewered beef and potato wedges with salt (I like that a lot) and some fruit and juice. Once we got to Dodoma at 4:30pm ish we drove by the building site and had a tour. Then we found out where we are staying and were very pleased. We are staying on the M.A.F. (Missionary Aviation Fellowship) Compound in Dodoma. http://www.maf.or.tz/
When we arrived at MAF there were around 8 western missionary and or pilots kids ages 4 to 9. They were all playing together and I wished the boys and Emma could have come ( as well as Elena).
It is a nice place and we all feel safe and well taken care of.
After settling a little we regrouped and went to dinner at a hotel downtown. The town is not very big in population but it is the capital of Tanzania as it is in the middle of the country. We went to a Chinese restaurant and had as quality and good tasting of food as I have eaten.
When we got back to MAF we had orientation and group time ...then to bed. I was falling asleep...
We are excited to be here. I am excited to be on the MAF site. I have always had an interest in flighting and after seeing this place it is really a good operation. I talked with one of the pilot/mechanics for a while.
Well the adventure has started and everyone is glad that travel is over for a few days. We will be able to cook meals here at MAF and at the work site. There is laundry for around $2.50 a load. We will start at the site today. Our project is to put up the roof on the house. There are already walls and rooms. Now it is 6am here. I think it is 6 more hours than Korea, so maybe a 20 hour time difference ahead than US central time.
Joe