"At 17, with no business know-how, I opened a confectionary store to be able to afford higher education. Each day, I would go to an exchange point and buy 1$ toward my college fund”.

I already knew that my guest and dear friend Dursun had an inspiring story, but this is a piece of her story that I discovered on air, as we recorded this podcast.

In this episode, Dursun shares how she fulfilled her childhood dream of going to university in spite of unfavorable circumstances... and went far beyond that. Dursun also describes her current dreams and goals, and then we almost swap roles as she starts asking me questions. We end up discussing how story-telling and story-listening can open our minds to accept new perspectives, and our hearts to become more compassionate.