From Laura Holman:

Thanks to everyone who works so hard to keep us all in touch with each other. I am thrilled to be part of this ongoing process.

I live in Virginia close to DC mainly because my husband is a Middle East and terrorism expert who is a professor at the War College in DC. He is originally from Lebanon but has been here since the 60's to attend college.

We have two boys/men...one lives in San Diego and one still at home. WE love to travel and have been so lucky to have been to most of Europe, Turkey, Greece, Tunisia, Brazil, Croatia...Kamal has been to Africa and most of the countries in the Middle East.

WE are hoping to retire back in Calif which I have missed terribly for over 23 years (I tell people that I have been in exile).

-Laura Holman