In this episode we welcome Ali, a GenZ / Zillennial who spent most of his formative years growing up in Morocco, where most of his family still resides. Ali tells us about the beauty and culture of Morocco, and how it is a great destination as it offers so many different experiences from the beach to the mountains to the desert. We learn about his move from Morocco to St. Petersburg, Florida with his mother, father and older brother where he spent his preschool years to first grade until they all moved back to Morocco after his mother’s unexpected deportation. Back in Morocco, Ali attended a private American school where he was taught a similar curriculum to what was being used in the US, and played various sports against schools from different parts of Morocco. In addition to learning English while in America and French in Morocco, Ali also learned Darija, a Moroccan dialect of Arabic, in the home. After his sophomore year in high school, Ali moved back to St. Petersburg and went through the adjustment of not only living in America again, but experiencing American high school culture. After graduation, Ali attended Florida State University. He reflects on his time living on his own, joining a frat after only being back in American culture for 2 1/2 years and putting himself through college. We learn about his first job in the corporate world post-college, and the experiences he learned while there that he took to his next/current job at SAP, which led him to a move to Boston. A return to Florida a year later found him living in Fort Lauderdale with Nick Wucher, the Co-Founder and Creative Director of the brand YIFNO (Yo It’s F*cking Nice Out) (Episode 30 - https://youtu.be/f5Nku0gnVgo ), with an eventual move to Miami where he currently resides. Ali shares about his father’s battle with Parkinson’s Disease from the age of 47 and how Deep Brain Stimulation, a brain surgery he received at the age of 62 at Tampa General by Dr. Oliver Flouty, removed the Parkinson’s symptoms and gave his father back an active and healthy life. It’s truly a miracle and we encourage anyone who is suffering from or has family or friends suffering from Parkinson’s to research this surgery. Ali shares insight into the dating scene for his generation which includes touching on situationships, dating apps, coffee dates and chivalry. Ali also offers some life advice for the younger generations coming after him. We loved having Ali in the studio to share his story and have already added Morocco as a destination on our travel bucket list! We can’t wait to have him back in the future to hear where his journey has taken him.
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00:00:00 Intro
00:00:15 Introduction
00:00:26 Zillennial Micro Generation and Social Media/Phones
00:08:13 Family Background in Morocco
00:14:37 Morocco
00:28:07 Move to America
00:33:25 Living in Florida
00:34:01 Darija - Moroccan Arabic Dialect
00:36:20 Mother Getting Deported and Family Moving Back to Morocco
00:42:16 Growing Up in Morocco
00:48:37 Moving Back to America
00:52:33 Entering High School in America Junior Year
00:55:55 Shift in Relationship Dynamic with Father
00:56:27 Florida State University
00:58:13 Being on His Own at 17 / Learning to Cook
01:03:22 Trading School Lunches
01:05:23 College Major
01:07:03 Joining Kappa Sigma Fraternity
01:19:12 Working While in College
01:21:10 Finding Out He Had to Put Himself Through College
01:28:13 Best Memories From College Years
01:29:39 Graduation
01:31:51 First Job in the Corporate World
01:34:55 Second / Current Job at SAP
01:35:29 Move to Boston
01:38:10 Move to Ft. Lauderdale and Living with Nick Wucher from YIFNO
01:41:24 Move to Miami and Life in Miami
01:44:45 Family in St. Petersburg, Florida
01:47:33 Father Living with Parkinson’s Disease
01:52:30 Deep Brain Simulation Surgery That Eliminated Father’s Parkinson’s Symptoms and Gave Him His Life Back
02:01:14 Time With Mom
02:03:13 Dating Scene for His Generation
02:22:35 How Has Situationships Affected Dating
02:28:31 The Facade of Social Media
02:29:20 Chivalry and Who Should Pay On a Date
02:40:44 How Does Miami Compare to Morocco
02:42:47 5 Year Goal
02:48:50 Outro
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