A young American coed falls for a young Arab medical student. From the beginning it is love but Olympia is not as free as she needs to be to allow Anwar's overt attentions toward her. There is a conflict within her family that makes accepting a new love difficult at first. Moses the neighbor across the street, and current boyfriend uses any means to keep her by his side. But Anwar is a young man that knows what he wants and need., After doing all he is duty bound to do for his family he has decided it is time to go for his own personal happiness. The one thing he must have is Olympia.