E18: Gülsün Demirezen on settling into a new country

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Join us as we explore the bitter-sweet world of the immigrant.

In this episode, I’m speaking with Gülsün Demirezen, a Mechanical & Industrial Engineer who specialises in Machine Learning and Advanced Analytics.

Being an immigrant means we always feel we are on the clock. We have goals we need to hit within specific time frames. And if you're African, you also have black tax playing a harmonic orchestra in your head all the time. From the struggle of levelling up as an immigrant to never feeling settled in a new country, I’m reminded of so much in this chat with Gulsun.

In this conversation, Gülsün and I chat about:

* Dealing with grief when you’re far away from home

* How being on a work visa can have you feeling like you’ve got a return date

* Her lessons after six years as an immigrant, and much more.

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