Hi Flying Swan,
In order to help you taking a decission on wether joining Emirates or staying put, check out the following site, which is a blog (diary) of a current Emirates FA.
http://vfrare.!!!!!!!!.com/
there you will find his comments and thougts in portuguese and english since joining the company, training, flying and living in Dubai.
I couldnt send you this info by email as you have not activated that optioin.
Good Luck!