Daniel

Hello, my name is Daniel and I am currently 17 years old. I am a junior at the Ross School in NY. I enjoy reading, playing lacrosse, and being with friends. I am currently working on a project to help sponsor Iraqi students to come study in the United States. I find this blog and my current project to be a great opportunity to close the gap between two cultural groups that would otherwise stay separated by great distance between us. I hope more people in the community get involved and the communications between us continues.

If anyone would like to help with sponsoring Iraqi refugees, such as providing a host family, please email me at drus@ross.org.

Kirsten

My name is Kirsten and I am 16 years old and a junior at the Ross School in East Hampton. I enjoy playing volleyball, cheerleading, hanging out with my friends, and studying art. The creation of this blog was very important to me because I believe that the youth around the world should be able to communicate and connect each other. I was inspired by the organization Global Youth Connect (www.globalyouthconnect.org). I plan to continue to communicate with the Iraqi refugee youth that is located in Syria, and talk with them through this blog. With the help of my classmates and community I hope that we can be a support system for these children.

Skyping with Iraqi students in Damascus

These past few weeks my media studies class in 11th grade Ross School, had an amazing opportunity to connect via Skype with Iraqi students who are refugees in Damascus, Syria.  We are thankful for this important, positive experience.  Visit NATIVE WITHOUT A NATION