Ismail is a native of South Sudan. He is the first child in a family of seven children- a role which he says comes with exciting yet terrifying responsibilities. Ismail is a Chemical Engineer and works for IMMY, a small biotech company based in Norman, Oklahoma.

On this episode we talked about his epic journey from South Sudan to Italy to U.S.A, the responsibilities of being the oldest child in the family and what it feels like to be a first-generation college student.