Zanzibar to New York (Monday - Tuesday, August 10-11)

We had to wake up early to pack this morning, and start our multi-part journey back to the US. A small propeller plane took us from the Zanzibar Airport back to the Dar airport pretty quickly.

Outside the Zanzibar Airport

Once in Dar, we had lots of time to kill before our flight to Dubai, and we said goodbye to a lot of the Envirovets who weren't continuing on to Dubai with us.

Me and Helen in the Dar Airport, feeling homeless and sad, and working on our crafting skills so we can learn how to live on the streets

The five hour flight to Dubai wasn't too bad, but getting on the thirteen hour flight from there to New York at around 1 am was pretty tough. I slept for a little while, and killed time watching terrible movies (Twilight, He's Just Not That Into You, and Confessions of a Shopaholic) and knitting.

We finally made it to JFK in New York, and said our final goodbyes. My dad was waiting at the airport to pick me up, bringing my journey--and Envirovet 2009--to an end.

Me and Val, the true Father of Envirovet