University housing not ready for us ;-(

They said they were cutting close on completing the building of the grad student housing at UDOM (University of Dodoma) - but it has been cut so close - that it won't be complete by the time we get there. I was looking forward to living at the university - but we will be staying at the newly renovated New Dodoma Hotel right in town. There's a shuttle to the university that takes 10-15 minutes, so we'll have easy access to UDOM for work, and be right in town for dinners and shops. I think that's a fair trade in the absence of a functional and complete building. . The doc also had a couple of good ideas of things we should bring - such as a laundry line for light washing, and a money belt, and to consider a towel, as the ones in the hotels will be quite thin. We also were given our cell phone numbers - but this is primarily for in-country use. I can get calls on it..but I do know it costs about $5/minute from the US, so skype is the best option if I call home. I'm quite concerned about the coffee situation . I can get past all of the other travel challenges if I have good coffee. I will ask about that on our call in the morning.