i flew home from armenia on a brand new low cost carrier called flydubai, which is super inepensive! the first few hours of my layover in dubai were spent waiting in line with hundreds of afghani tribesmen who were on their way to mecca for the hajj. when i finally got out of the airport, i took the amazing metro system to the tallest building in the world, the burj khalifa. i learned that if you took all the iron re-bar used in its construction and laid it end to end, it would reach a quarter of the way around the globe! on my way back to the airport i chanced upon the emirati equivalent of a walmart, and, realizing that everything was significantly cheaper than in israel, indulged in some shopping. managed to make it back to the airport just in time!
i flew back to amman because it was way cheaper than into israel. after a night in a super sketch hostel, i spent a day getting back to israel. five hours at the allenby bridge border crossing. overall though, an amazing break: i almost forgot i was a medical student! but it is good to be back 🙂
