Things I’ve learned from my first journey to the Far East.

I have recently returned from my first trip to the Far East. Besides being a journey through some of the world’s most beautiful sceneries, my two weeks in Vietnam and Cambodia were truly eye-opening, and taught me just how little I know about the world and my place in it.

When the internet was brought into our homes, way back when, we each got a glimpse at the world surrounding us. It allowed us to step outside our neighborhood, city, or even country, and learn about other cultures, places and people. Social networks have taken us even further, providing us with the opportunity to communicate with people from all around the world, and learn even more about “the outside.”

Nonetheless, as much as we like to think globalization turned us into one big society, the world is still too large for us to grasp with a few mouse clicks. We can have 1,000 Facebook friends from other countries, but they all would be from just one-half of the globe.  Things we think are the most burning issues in our world can be unfamiliar to millions of people, and problems we find most disturbing can be blessings to others.

Before boarding the plane to Vietnam, I thought Israel was one of the world’s most hated places, and that anti-Semitism lurks on every corner. After spending almost three years trying to overcome the anti-Israel media bias, I was ready to answer every question that might come my way. I was also ready to face the daily dose of anti-Semitism I got used to read about every day online. I knew it wouldn’t be as bad as what “>breathtaking scenery 🙂