“In this book you will read the firsthand memoirs about the journey of a young girl taking flighton a lifelong venture thatWould lead her from the local to the global, from Erbil to the universal. Here you will find the story of “ Emel”,a woman who turned down the secure life offered to her on condition she stay within the restrictive bounds of her environment;instead, she chose to launch her career as an academic and set sail outof her comfort zone.”