The people around me who never give up always inspire me. I’m thinking about those people who face challenges, but who choose to react to them in a way that allows them to grow into some of the strongest people I know. Once again, the past 10 months living in Dubai have been filled with many challenges; some at work, some in my family life, some in my social life and some in my personal life. I've struggled to work through some of these challenges, but in the end I've also realized how strong of a person they've helped me to become. "I am an unfinished work in progress. One of the good things about life's challenges: I get to find out that I am capable of being far more than I ever thought possible." One of the biggest challenges I have faced in recent months is being away from my family during some difficult times. As many people know, this past January, just a few days after his birthday, my brother Nic was the victim of a ver