Abdulrahman Bindamnan: Zero-Generation College Students and Writing With the Reader in mind | EP 3
- Author
- Mohamed Morshed
- Published
- Fri 18 Nov 2022
- Episode Link
- None
My guest in this episode is Abdulrahman Bindamnan. He moved to the United States from Yemen in 2016, after winning an international scholarship through The Hadhramout Foundation. He arrived here with the goal to start university, without a word of English. He attended the University of Miami, where he got a BA in Psychology and Religion, which we talk about in this episode. Then he got his Masters from Penn Graduate School for Education.
On the podcast, we talked about his “Zero-generation College Student” experience, which is a term he coined based on his experience. We also talk about his upbringing in Yemen, the challenges international students face, the gap between Eastern and Western styles of education, and his future work as a Ph.D. student. Abdulrahman is one of those people that I could talk to for hours. I hope you enjoy this episode.
Thank you for listening, and keep on creating!
Timestamps:
00:00 Introduction
01:20 What's Hazawi?
03:30 Abdulrahman in Yemen
05:50 The Hadhramout Foundation
07:56 First day in the US
19:05 Psychology and Religion, BA
30:40 Penn Graduate School
36:20 Writing Becomes an Interest
45:00 Western and Eastern Education Systems
49:45 PhD Program
54:15 Criticism leads to Improvement
56:06 How to be a Better Writer
50:09 Getting to Know George Gopen
01:04:00 Gopen Writing from the Reader's Perspective
01:18:00 Advice for International Students and those Who Feel Behind
Social Media:
Follow Abdulrahman:
Instagram: @amsbin2022
Twitter: @ambindamnan
