The trip fulfilled a promise she made to herself 13 years ago – when it was safe enough, she would go meet her colleagues in person. Destruction in Aleppo, Syria. And many Syrians told her they had lost hope during the later years of the war. That said, Syrians told Bulley they don’t want to depend on the rest of the world forever, preferring to rebuild their own country. “I think if things can open up for Syria, I think in five years, you will see a very different country.”