Where Did Everybody Go? Why You Should Visit the Middle East

Travelin' Kait

As I strolled along next to the Pyramids of Giza, I kept asking myself one question, “Where did everybody go?!” Aside from Egyptian kids and teens on field trips, the site was practically empty. I couldn’t believe that no one was here at the legendary Pyramids of Giza! The reason wasn’t hard to figure out, but I still didn’t want to believe it.

Sitting at the bottom level of the pyramid, the scene seemed so surreal and my eyes were finally opened to the truth of the misconceptions and ideas of the Middle East, and how we had been wrong the whole time. I felt empty inside, as if I wanted to scream. I too was one of the many people who thought negative things before I had even stepped foot on the land. I realized I had been judging a situation of which I knew nothing about. We…

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