21 episodes
Let Me Tell You a Story (WSU 2019) Chukwudi Okechukwu
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- Society & Culture
The Office of International Programs (OIP) at Wayne State University hosted 93 Iraqi students in July 2019 as part of the Iraq Young Leaders Exchange Program (IYLEP) for Undergraduates, a four-week summer exchange sponsored and funded by the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad and implemented by World Learning.
While at Wayne State, 21 students took an introductory course in public speaking and storytelling taught by Dr. Colleen Ezzeddine. As part of this course, each student chose one personal story to share as an episode in a podcast called “Let Me Tell You a Story.”
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Zaynalabideen Bahaa Abdulsattar / Passing Life’s Final Exam
Zayn shares a story about how he was affected by a great loss.
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Shaiban Jubara / A Year Without My Family
Shaiban tells a story about what it was like starting a new life in a new country.
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Sayran K Mohamadtahr / How I Got Accepted into Pharmacy School
Sayran tells a story about her journey to pharmacy school.
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Safa Hilal / How I Made A Change
Safa shares a story about how she was affected by depression.
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Rusul Alshabi / Beginning of the End
Rusul shares a story about what it was like living away from home for the first time.
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Razhan Asaad / The Time that I Had to Choose
Razhan tells a story about how she gave up her dream and found a new one.