Our Introduction to Syria

Excluding the chaotic transportation, our introduction to Syria was a pleasant surprise. The people, for the most part, have been very welcoming. Since there wasn’t an ATM at the border we didn’t have any local currency. The first act of kindness we received was a police man buying our bus tickets without letting us repay him. People wave at us or stop us and say welcome and go out of their way to help us get where we are going and make sure we are ok. I certainly didn’t expect this sort of kindness in an Arab country. The people have gone out of their way to convey to us that they like Americans and do not hold us responsible on an individual basis for the actions of our government. They think the world is full of brothers and sisters and life is too short to not get along.