Sami is the owner of the Sapphire Inn, located in Franklin North Carolina which is the 'gemstone capital of the world'. Most of the folks who stay with him are either miners, hikers or gem people. Sami travelled all over the world with the US Navy, before settling down with his wife and two daughters. "I like being here, as we can walk to my kids school, and we get all of our produce across the street from the Mexicans, although I'm planning on starting a garden this year."