The Beekeeper of Aleppo

by Christy Lefteri

But in Syria there is a saying: inside the person you know, there is a person you do not know.

I must keep going, and if you are reading this then I urge you to do the same. Spend your money wisely – the smugglers will try to get as much out of you as they can, but keep in mind that there is a longer journey ahead. You must learn to haggle. People are not like bees. We do not work together, we have no real sense of a greater good – I’ve come to realise this now.

People are not like bees