Well, I am 26. I am a consultant so I meet a lot of people from all types of backgrounds/opinions. I love hear others' views and challenging them in order to challenge my own. I have been greeted with open arms by a Prince and slapped in the face by the president of an oil company over my opinions as I generally don't sugar coat anything. I don't affiliate myself with a political party as I don't really believe in labels. Labels tend to get people on a one tract mind and they cause people to act like sheep.

Anywho, although I am quite young I have lived with people from other countries my entire life. My family hosted kids, and entire families, each year so I was exposed to many cultures, religions, and customs. The experiences have really helped me see others for who they are rather than what they look like or what they believe. Instead of looking at the lables I look at their ethics, what they stand for. Lately I have been renting a house to families from Lebanon (that is where the Prince comes in) who are here to study at a local war college. It is very interesting to see a 15 year old girl come over here as a child and leave engaged (through an arranged marrage) to a 12 year old Lenbanese student here on a Visa. I was able to talk to her and get her perspective of the situation and the practice.

Well, I think I rambled on enough (I tend to do that).