As chaotic as the world has become in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, Lebanon has had it worse than most. In the last 12 months, the Middle Eastern country has faced fires, political unrest, a global pandemic, and one of the world's largest non-nuclear explosions.

Emily Redfern '17 arrived in the Fall of 2019, just in time to witness each of these crises. Listen as we speak with Emily and one of her classmates and Lebanese American Evelyn Minaise '16 about their experiences in connection to the tumultuous year in Lebanon.