While other kids were heading to Florida and Texas and the Bahamas over spring break. Pete went to Beirut to try to help people. He saw the refugee crisis stemming from the Syrian civil war firsthand and decided to stay there. I wish to read some of what he wrote to his family and friends at that time about the decision he made. These are Peters words: I do not know much. every day that I am here I have more questions and less answers. but what I do know is that I have a chance to do something here. to take a stand.