Sahar Rahmani could run rings around you all day if you both talked about cybersecurity, fraud prevention, and data science. But that didn’t stop her from feeling overwhelmed by the milk aisle on her first visit to a supermarket in Canada.
She ended up calling a friend to ask which was the one closest to what they had back home in Iran.
I had a similar experience - only mine was with Benylin, the cough expectorant.
It’s wild how the things we take for granted back in our home countries suddenly become tripwires as we go through the motions of settling into our new country.
But that’s not the only thing Sahar and I talk about. We also explore:
The importance of finding your community
Passing on the beauty of your culture to your kids
Her saddest moments as an immigrant in Canada
The one thing she would have done differently
The tradeoffs she has had to make, and much more.
Enjoy!
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E17: Sahar Rahmani on dealing with overwhelm