I've heard it's not exactly a prime vacation spot.

[It's 1989, the State of Palestine just proclaimed political identity a few months back, and peace talks are still a year or two off yet. And you don't have to be ashamed of your homeland to recognize that it isn't always the prettiest of places — but given the kinds of things agents like them see, what nation is?]

Did you come over for school and decide to stick around after graduation?