His primary interest is in helping refugees. He did two separate programs during a 2 1/2-year break after high school in the Middle East and fell in love with the area and the people. He didn’t really care about going to college. But a family friend who has done relief work overseas told him he really needs a degree if he wants to work abroad. So he moved to Beirut in August, 2016 and enrolled in classes. Most semesters, he has taken all his classes on Tuesdays and Thursdays so that he can work in the refugee camp Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays. He has mostly worked with a Christian group that gets supplies from a secular organization in Switzerland. The Christian group makes it clear that they will help anyone - their religion doesn’t matter.
He has raised extra money during the past week and a half. He’s bought food for refugees and also given them some money because they’re not getting paychecks for the time being. They say they will pay him back, but he knows not to expect anything.
He really doesn’t know what he’s going to do next. His Syrian girlfriend complicates matters! He comes up with a different plan weekly, no joke. The GF is a computer science major and graduates in May. If they decide to get married, she is willing to live in the US, although her parents will be devastated. 