Burning on both ends

In my follow up appointment with my surgery doctor, he concluded with:

Well, thanks for teaching us about Egypt while you were laying there. It really shed some new light on the country for me.

My pleasure. We proceeded to talk of other things foreign, like his eight months in Haiti and why study abroad should be part of the college curriculum.
Those who really want to (and are in position to) make a lasting change, like exchange participants to the Middle East, must also learn how to talk to others about their experience, the region, etc. I think the real key is explaining experiences in ways the listener can relate to. One should talk to a college student differently than a 45 year old mother of three. With the peer, I start out with talk of shisha and girls. With the mother, I start by breaking the perceived idea of danger.

PS I'm still not satisfied with the rebate discussion.