Civilizations of Old
Petra, Romans, Dead Sea, Bosphorus
I love archaeology and ruins because they make me feel small inside history. They are beauty, mystery, proof that everything ends, and a way to touch the past. Every carved stone and old city feels like a reminder that entire worlds can vanish and still leave a shape behind. I have been lucky to see some of the most stunning ruins in the world: Petra, Roman Theaters, the Bosphorus, the beautiful mosques of Istanbul, the Hagia Sophia, the Levant olive fields, the Dead Sea, and many more.
Olive fields: The olive fields I saw in the Levant were on my family's farm, next to their old swings. That memory feels different from Petra or the Bosphorus: less like a monument, more like inheritance. The olive fields felt like a reminder of my Palestinian roots, the land that my family came from, and the fact that I carry that history with me even if I have not lived there.