Because I had visited Palestine before, I had a lot of expectations about the year. In those three weeks in 2005, I perceived so much hope, faith, and steadfastness in every single person I met. It was those characteristics that had me wanting to go back to Palestine. At the close of a year in Palestine, I can tell that Palestinians have a lot more feelings than just hope, faith, and steadfastness. Especially during the war on Gaza, I felt the people around me becoming tired and frustrated. Many parents told me that their children were questioning why children were dying in Gaza, and could give no explanation to ease their children’s minds. I don’t think that Palestinians have changed their perspectives all that much since I visited in 2005. I think that living in Palestine for an entire year gave me broader perspective of the attitudes and feelings that all Palestinians struggle with at one time or another. Understanding the complexity of emotions in one human being helped me to better understand the complexity of our world. And, when I did find those pockets of hope and unwavering faith throughout the year, they seemed all the sweeter.