If you were the 20-year-old female incarnation of Sinbad from "The Seven Voyages of Sinbad," who would you be? She's a journalist, and has been pretty sheltered all her life. She travels a lot, but is very awkward socially and has a knack for getting into bad situations.
She doesn't necessarily have to be Middle Eastern, in fact, I think it would be cool if she were Asian or Hawaiian or something. I just need a somewhat nerdy twentysomething girl with a slight Sinbad-y vibe.