Joseph Bayliss CP#3

Sunday, July 14th, I met with Faisal on campus from 2:00 to 3:00. For about 20 minutes Faisal and I walked around campus, chatting back and forth about places that we want to travel to. This conversation slowly developed into a discussion about how many Americans are hesitant to travel to the Middle East, as a result of years of tepid military entanglements and terrorist attack headlines finding themselves linked to the region. Faisal expressed frustration at the fact that many people generalize the Middle East and, at the same time, stifle an opportunity to appreciate a culturally diverse and aesthetically striking corner of the world. As if a rebuttal to those who would dismiss the Middle East, Faisal showed me video after video of his friends and him partying, smoking shishas, drinking unique alcohol, and cooking up great, steaming vats of savory rice and meat. This gave me an incredibly compelling glimpse into Faisal's life in Saudi Arabia. This Friday, Faisal and I are going to get dinner; he wants to learn about restaurants in Tallahassee.

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