Being on the road means collecting stories …

… and so I was invited to report on my almost two-week trip to Syria in September 2023. Certainly not an everyday trip! Maaula, Aleppo, Hama, Ugarit, Lattakia, Tartous, the plain of Homs, Tadmor and Damascus were on the agenda for the travel lecture at a company that has a branch in Syria. It was wonderful that three employees from Syria were able to attend. They felt a piece of home, to which I accompanied them and they accompanied me. And they complemented me wonderfully when I lacked the vocabulary for on-site information. A wonderful evening, a wonderful meeting, an inspiring road trip through the vastness of a remarkable, once so prosperous, rich country. Being on the road means learning!