As-salam alaykum!

As-salam alaykum! (Hello in Arabic)


My name is Lauren Feeney, and I am a freshman at MCLA. I live in historic Duxbury, MA, which is sandwiched between Pilgrim Rock Plymouth and tourist-loving Cape Cod. My nickname is "Feeney", due to the namesake Principle Mr. Feeny in the popular 90's television show, Boy Meets World. Due to my bubbly personality and endless energy, I have been known as the anti-Mr. Feeny, who is more concerned with bagging students Cory and Eric Matthews than walking around MCLA singing showtunes. Why is this bubbly, song-loving eighteen-year-old interested in World Religions, you may ask?? The answer is due to a once-in-a-lifetime adventure I experienced last semester. Last October, I was on a reality television show entitled Trading Places, where an American and an Arab switched places. For a week, I traveled to Egypt with a film crew to live with the Egyptian teenager's family and to experience the culture and customs of the beautiful country. After coming back to America, I realized how unaware I was of the world around me. My Egyptian trip inspired me to learn more about other countries, and hence, World Religions was added to my course schedule for Spring 2012. I am looking forward to taking this class and being challenged to become more knowledgeable about the world. 


Shokran! (Thank you)




~Lauren Feeney




Sawra Sawra hata el nasr
(Revolution, Revolution until Victory)