Double Dose of Amsterdam

Well.. Im here!! And wow... was it an adventure. Once in Amsterdam, we boarded our connection flight to Dar. At about four and a half hours in there was an announcement that we were having some technical difficulties and the plane had to be turned around. I guess the cabin pressure monitors went down for about 10 seconds and the pilots had to wear oxygen masks, but then the monitors went back on. We had to turn the plane around and go all the way back to Amsterdam! We were flying above Egypt at the time but we could not land there to fix the problem because it would take a few days. We would not be able to leave due to immigration issues so the best thing was to go all the way back. So, we got off the plane, waited 20 mins, and got back on another that was waiting for us. The flight that was supposed to be about 9 hours took nearly 21! But, we arrived and we are here in Dar Es Salaam now. It is HOT but not unbearable. It doesn't really feel like we're in Africa yet, just another big city with lots of dark skinned people haha. Suprisingly, I would say there are more people moving about here than in China! More cars, more people walking, more everything! It is beautiful and really neat to see but I think more will kick in once I head off into the more rural Morogoro. We have until friday here for orientation before we go our seperate ways to the different locations. I am not sure of the next time I will be able to access the internet so this was just a short little update so you know I have arrived. I will be thinking of you all, wish me luck!