"Iraq, or more specifically, Kurdistan" Iraq by chauncenetta


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There's not much to say about my trip to Iraq, but that it was gloriously beautiful getting there through the mountains of SE Turkey, and a full moon border crossing is huge rush, and it's dreadfully hot in the summer, and it's a place keen to grow and prosper but for the destruction and threat thereof, and the people are tough and smart and resilient who I am convinced in the end will prevail. And I am an optimist, but there's a ferris wheel in Dohuk, waiting to spin ,and in the end all will be good.

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After an hours long drive through the mountains of Turkiye we finally made it to the border. We drove past the curious sight of a mile of somnolent tanker trucks, presumably crossing in the morning to obtain petrol for resale in Turkey. Quite a scene from Mad Max .... the dust and diesel and heat, with a nihilist here and there and the rest hard scrabble survivors, perched on the edge of a promising future, refusing to back down from their dream of Kurdistan.
Quite enchanting.

Here they give the women some credit for their strong backs and hard work.

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  • Pros:interesting
  • Cons:heartbreaking
  • Last visit to Iraq: Jun 2005
  • Intro Updated Jul 26, 2006
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    triplehelix Apr 25, 2006 at 5:00 PM Report Abuse

    unreal! the more i read into it the more i want to make a story of a lifetime by going here. was it difficult getting into kurdistan/iraq?

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