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Damascus, Syria
I finally managed to leave the comfort and safety of Ayn Moussa. It got so famillar with the place and the people that when I needed a cab to go from the city back to the village I would just wait to see a famillar face (of one of the many drivers I know) and hail them down. I am happy to be in a new country that has its own unique cultures, people, and ally ways waiting to be discovered.
I'm staying in the Al-Rabie Hotel which is just outside of the old ci...