Dubai

Emirates EK 204 to Dubai.  It is my first time taking Airbus380, first time to Middle East.  A380 is very smooth and quite, the seats are roomy.  It is one of my best flight ever.
During the flight, I saw beautiful moon over Atlantic  ocean , desert mountains near Iraq and Iran boarder, 828m tall Burj Khalifa in Dubai, and Palm Jumeirah and Palm Jabe Ali, two artificial archipelago  like daisies blooming in turquoise Persian Gulf
Sitting next to me are a pair of mother and daughter missionaries from North Carolina.  They are going to work in an ophanage in Kenya.  The daughter had been there once.  She said some children are poisoned by the glues they ate to make them not feel hungry.   Stunning.  I wish  I will make  some humble contribution  to the people in Africa in  next 4 weeks.  Can't wait to see  Africa.