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Show Notes:
Thank you so much for listening to my chat with Ali. I told you, he is simply awesome.
And thank you so much Ali for sharing your career journey and rich insights with us on the playground today.
Here are my takeaways:
At 16, moving to a different country, learning a new language and having to say goodbye to all your friends, your family and everything familiar can lead to struggles getting through high school.
The Ontario school system and the structured learning environment is not designed well to welcome and help nurture newcomer youth.
A creative soul Ali’s choices were architecture, film studies and photography. He studied photography in university and graduated with a BA. He wanted to do what he loved and make money, but soon realized that photography is an intensely competition field.
While traveling in South Asia he fell in love with teaching, and returned to Canada to get his B. Ed and then his M. Ed.
He values the “accidental discoveries” that can happen once we get past our fears.
His journey took him to Pond Inlet in Canada’s north where he discovered how the beauty of the Inuit people.
He is proud of his friendships with his Inuit friends, and proud of his choice to follow a vegan diet out of respect for animals. He is proud of being service to others, and after realizing that he was starting to lack the energy needed to be an elementary school teacher, decided to work in the non-profit world – all while getting his Ph.D.
Ghandi is his role model and a motivational quote “The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in service of others”.
See, I told you – he is a lovely human being. And I am so lucky to work with him, and also his beautiful wife Pantea.
Ali, thanks again for your commitment to helping others – including that raven that you rescued. And again, a huge thank you to the incredible team at Ottawa’s Wild Bird Care Centre – keep up your excellent work!
Ali Shaker | LinkedIn
World Skills Employment Centre - Ottawa World Skills (ottawa-worldskills.org)
Pond Inlet - Travel Nunavut
Mahatma Gandhi summary | Britannica
Ottawa Valley Wild Bird Care Centre | wild bird rehabilitation
The Wild Bird Care Centre (@wildbirdcarecentre) • Instagram photos and videos
Ottawa Valley Wild Bird Care Centre - YouTube
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By Tonya PomerantzShow Notes:
Thank you so much for listening to my chat with Ali. I told you, he is simply awesome.
And thank you so much Ali for sharing your career journey and rich insights with us on the playground today.
Here are my takeaways:
At 16, moving to a different country, learning a new language and having to say goodbye to all your friends, your family and everything familiar can lead to struggles getting through high school.
The Ontario school system and the structured learning environment is not designed well to welcome and help nurture newcomer youth.
A creative soul Ali’s choices were architecture, film studies and photography. He studied photography in university and graduated with a BA. He wanted to do what he loved and make money, but soon realized that photography is an intensely competition field.
While traveling in South Asia he fell in love with teaching, and returned to Canada to get his B. Ed and then his M. Ed.
He values the “accidental discoveries” that can happen once we get past our fears.
His journey took him to Pond Inlet in Canada’s north where he discovered how the beauty of the Inuit people.
He is proud of his friendships with his Inuit friends, and proud of his choice to follow a vegan diet out of respect for animals. He is proud of being service to others, and after realizing that he was starting to lack the energy needed to be an elementary school teacher, decided to work in the non-profit world – all while getting his Ph.D.
Ghandi is his role model and a motivational quote “The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in service of others”.
See, I told you – he is a lovely human being. And I am so lucky to work with him, and also his beautiful wife Pantea.
Ali, thanks again for your commitment to helping others – including that raven that you rescued. And again, a huge thank you to the incredible team at Ottawa’s Wild Bird Care Centre – keep up your excellent work!
Ali Shaker | LinkedIn
World Skills Employment Centre - Ottawa World Skills (ottawa-worldskills.org)
Pond Inlet - Travel Nunavut
Mahatma Gandhi summary | Britannica
Ottawa Valley Wild Bird Care Centre | wild bird rehabilitation
The Wild Bird Care Centre (@wildbirdcarecentre) • Instagram photos and videos
Ottawa Valley Wild Bird Care Centre - YouTube