iraqi kurdistan. [travels]

there are always expectations when you set out on a new path and they are rarely ever fulfilled because travels never quite turn out the way you anticipate them. however, never before were the expectations as vague as when we set out from erbil towards the northern part of iraq. yet this uncertainty of not knowing what to expect might just be the reason, why this region captured my heart the way it did. since leaving it behind i spent many hours thinking about the mountains, the green valleys, and, most of all, the people i met. 
photos will never be able to capture the inherent natural beauty we are surrounded with, however, it just might give you a little glimpse into the iraq i discovered and learnt to love. 
a few impressions: