You learn a lot about yourself when you become the minority. . .

Words to describe a land.

The Minarets, the mosques, the keffiyahs, The niqabs, the hijabs, the soldiers, the call to prayer, the idolatry, the imperialism, the fear, the hatred, the anger, the pita, the hummus, the heat, the desert, the dust, the garbage, the lack of trust, the needs and the wants, the coffee, the lies, the rituals, the wall, the guns, the conflict, the religion, the hospitality, the chaos, the beauty, the ruins, the confusion, the history, the politics, the hurt, the tangible and obvious joy...

... The Middle East