In this segment of Student Voice Spotlight, Farnaz engages in a heartfelt conversation with her former student, Kemal, who shares his immigration journey and reflects on the importance of letting go, the process of unlearning, and the significance of small gestures in building relationships in a new country.

They talk about the disorientation of feeling like a beginner again after years of professional experience back home, and the tension between holding onto who you were and becoming who you need to be. At its heart, this episode is about what it means to feel lost, to question your decisions, to slowly build a life again, and the realization that growth often begins in discomfort.

Kemal’s reflections are a reminder that starting over is not always linear, but it becomes possible when we allow ourselves to move forward, even without a clear roadmap.

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