Yes, I'm scared. Very very scared. I have not been to an Arab city, and I don't know what to expect. All of the stories I've heard are one big jumble. I am interested, and I want to go, but I nearly decided not to.

It's not deliberate, she's not really trying to hurt me. She's desperate and scared.

The important thing is not just these two guys, but the connection with Libya.

When the moment of truth came, when we entered the city, I was no longer afraid: my curiosity overcame the fear.

It scared the crap out of me. I have never felt anything like it before. Well, yes I have, the 1994 Northridge earthquake (in California). It felt just like that.

It's not cool to have school spirit, but it's also because there's no way for that to happen. Students turn up, they do their homework, but in terms of integration, in terms of a school community, there isn't one at all.