A CIA agent falls in love in Cold War Beirut

My grandmother described leaving rural New York for her education and short career in the U.S. Secret Service in Beirut, Lebanon, in the early days of the Cold War, while her sister took a very different path (a convent). There...

Being in the the Military

What being in the Military is like and what childhood was like

Life Advice from my Mom

I talk with my mom about some of the decisions she has made in life and the impact they have had.

Beirut bombing

Her role in the bombing and what she went through. Also we talk about the struggle of being a women in the force.

Lebanese Life

We talked about how my father lived in Lebanon and how it was hard and his memories from the past.

Interview with my grandma

Talking about my grandma’s move from Lebanon to the United States. Also about how it was to move to a new country back then.

A Syrian Refugee Couple Adopt Their American Family
February 26, 2019 App Interview

Zubair Rushk and Etan Shukri, married Syrian refugees, adopted Daniel and Joyce Romm as their American parents after a chance meeting prompted by a newspaper article.