. >> starr: somaliland, somalia. area. and that should be everything. that should be business, government, law, health care-- and we have students studying everything. so ultimately, it should work that way. >> cooper: there was no guarantee it would work that way students in 2009, but jonathan starr was determined. he'd moved to somaliland and has spent more than half a million dollars of his own money building the school, recruiting the students, and hiring the teachers, nearly all of whom he found online. how much money were you offering to pay the teachers? >> starr: $250 a month. >> cooper: $250 a month, to come to somaliland. >> starr: we cook for them; we have food for them. and if they don't leave campus, they'll never have an expense whatsoever. >> cooper: but there's not a lot to do here. >> starr: no, there's not a lot to do here. >> okay, good morning, ladies and gentleman. >> cooper: they came anyway. >> you will get five minutes. >> cooper: mostly from america. many had never taught anywhere before. >>