Bahador Rahimi
PSY 202
Dr. Dana Boyd
05/19/2013
I. Where are you from? a. Iran b. Tehran c. Tehranpars County II. What things do you remember from your childhood? d. A lot of moves from one apartment to another e. Discrimination at school due to my religion f. My father’s bankruptcy g. Youngest child of three boys III. What are some of your favorite memories? h. Summer next to Caspian Sea i. Playing Ping-Pong with my friends after school IV. What were you like as a teenager? j. Lived in three different countries. Iran, Turkey, and USA k. Trying to settle in one place to be able to execute my plans l. Planning, Planning, and Planning V. What jobs have you had in your life? m. Cashier at a Chevron gas station n. English Teacher in a refugee camp for United Nations. o. Logistics Supervisor for Apria Healthcare p. Assistant manager for Domino’s Pizza VI. What are your greatest achievements so far? q. Bought a house when I was 21 years old r. Two promotions in a year at Apria Healthcare s. Keeping up with school while working fulltime VII. What are your personal, professional, and academic goals? t. Work in executive level in Apria Healthcare u. Continue my education to Masters and PHD in Business v. Being able to have an educated and successful family
A Lifetime Planning for a Successful Future
What do you want to be in the future? How big do you want your house to be? What kind of car? Do you want to even stay in Iran or live in another country? These were the questions I asked myself as a kid as I was growing up. Youngest of three boys, I was born in a Baha’i family in an Islamic country, Iran. Observing my parents going through the daily obstacles of life made me a person who always planned for future. Looking at the last 23 years of
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