Leaving Damascus

Today is the big day. We are going to leave Damascus and fly to Doha in a few hours.

Our visit to Syria has been a very interesting journey. We went from the museum to markets to castles all the way to the border. I feel like we have experienced Syria in such a unique way, that it will never be able to be duplicated. We had some issues between the journalism and international affairs aspects of the program, were we student journalists? Were we tourists? Or were we American student ambassadors? Based on our experience, I think we were a little bit of everything.

I will not forget the nice people I met, I will not forget our fun times around and I will certainly not forget what I learned here.

As I get ready for Qatar, my mind is going crazy! For so many different reasons. I cannot wait to visit the Gulf! I absolutely love it there, and not because of the wealth there. I love the culture, and how the Gulf has modernized in its own way. I am fascinated by the number of international residents in each country and how they affect the local economies and society. I wrote a paper for my Global Economy class on issues pertaining to Labor in the GCC states. I am so excited to observe the research I have conducted over the past two years! Also, in my Arabic class we read from Al-Jazeera every day… so I cannot wait to visit and see what happens behind the scenes!

Ps. I am also just a little excited to be going to Dubai on Thursday!!!!!!!!
Ruchi, here I come!

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