Traveling to Iraq as an American woman
I’m visiting Iraq as an American woman. Any advice?
I want to preface this by politely asking that you don’t comment if you aren’t providing anything useful to the discussion. I’m aware of the stereotypes and initial impressions regarding Iraq. :)
In either October or November I’ll be traveling to Baghdad. I’ll be staying with the family of my life long friend. I’m 23 years old. It’ll be my friend, me, her 3 sisters, and her mom. They want to show me around Baghdad. I know Baghdad is currently level 4 but I also know their personal experience and stories from people who have successfully traveled to Baghdad.
Any advice or experiences? I won’t be staying for too long. Likely only 2 weeks. They will come with me everywhere I go and to and from the airport. I’ll book a flexible ticket for the flight back so I can change dates if I need to.
I met this friend in person before. We previously lived in the same apartment complex.