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Not Knowing What to Expect with Yusif Al-Hatlani

Not Knowing What to Expect with Yusif Al-Hatlani13 okt47 min

<p>What happens when a businessman realizes he&#39;s been dormant?</p><p>Yusif Al-hatlani grew up in Saudi Arabia, studied in England, and arrived at a university in Spokane, Washington, knowing almost nothing about it — including what a Jesuit was. As an undergraduate, a request from his community led him to ask a priest for a room on campus, and then a house.</p><p>Years into a career in family business, he returned to study leadership, and the experience opened his eyes. Literature, film, philosophy, and a very creative professor revealed interests he hadn&#39;t known he had, and the work came to feel less like earning a degree and more like a continuation of who he was becoming.</p>