While the Earth Sleeps We Travel

Last but certainly not least, thank you to all of the individuals featured in this book. Thank you for trusting me with your expression, and thank you for choosing to believe in the power of storytelling.

Thank you to the amazing Kirsty Melville and the entire Andrews McMeel team for believing in this project and for giving refugee youth a chance to showcase their work on the global stage. This is only the beginning.

Thank you to my spectacular editor, Melissa Rhodes Zahorsky, for her patience, attention to detail, and appreciation of nuance; it has been an absolute pleasure to work on this project with you.

Thank you to the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Ancient Near East Department for opening your doors and objects to the Fellowship.

Thank you to Syracuse University and Professor Eileen Schell for introducing me to your marvelous city.

Thank you to Shay Odimayo and Khoa Truong for supporting Narratio in our earliest form. Thank you to all who made the Narratio Fellowship a reality.

Thank you to Bob Patricelli and the Patricelli Center for Social Entrepreneurship for believing in Narratio’s mission and supporting our programs.

Wesleyan University advisers, mentors, professors, and friends for putting up with me and my wildly ambitious projects with the utmost patience, kindness, and care.

We Are Family Foundation.

Thank you to Aanjalie Roane for introducing me to Lighthouse and its critical, selfless work.