jonathan starr is not muslim, but he does have a family connection to somaliland. in the u.s., starr's uncle billeh osman. he was the one who convinced starr to come for a visit and do something to help. you didn't really know anything about somaliland. >> starr: correct. >> cooper: did you speak arabic? >> starr: no arabic, no somali. i tried to learn somali, but i'm not very good. >> cooper: it sounds like a disaster from the get-go. >> starr: i also didn't know anything about education. ( laughter ) >> cooper: you didn't know anything about starting a school. >> starr: well, i-- i had-- i'd been educated. >> cooper: i'd been to school, too, but i still wouldn't be able to start one. >> starr: i was a pretty good student. i had no idea what i was getting into. >> cooper: to help him get started, he took on a somali partner, who talked him into building the school in this isolated spot, on land that just happened to be owned by the partner's extended family. it turned out to be a terrible idea. >> starr: if we look out from here, there is nothing, right? the