Almost 3 years ago. Austin decided to pause his law school studies to spend the summer in Syria as a freelance journalist. He was frustrated by the lack of reporting on Syrias civil war. a war that has claimed the lives of more than 300.000 people by some estimatesand that is just within the borders of Syriaand has displaced millions more who are living in refugee camps both in Syria and in surrounding countries. This huge refugee crisis affects many neighboring countries. such as Jordan. Turkey. and Lebanon. and has tremendous potential to destabilize the entire region. As a strong believer in freedom of the press.