It was so nice and I started to get used to it 😂! When I came back to the US I had a lot of reverse culture shock and one instance was definitely how easily strange men will try to talk to you here for any reason at all... That is just incredibly rude in the middle east, I'd say even more so in Syria than Jordan.

Of course, some other social norms there are invasive in other ways, so it balances out haha

The transitional government is still getting the details together so some stuff like paperwork processing has been way slowed down, for this reason our marriage is not registered in Syria yet... I think because of this I would have to apply for a visa like everyone else, but in theory once the registration is done I could just show up at the border and pay a one-time entrance fee!

I'm hopeful to go back over before too long and explore more properly. Things were stable enough that I felt safe in Damascus (at least the area I was in) but not so stable that it was a great time to go aimlessly to places that I find interesting. Universe willing, next time I'm there I'll see a lot of the country including Aleppo and Palmyra 😍 (although I'm sure Aleppo will make me want to cry)

Sending you love and hugs Kitty 🤗💕