Society & Culture
Youssef Qahwaji’s parents wanted him to be a doctor or engineer. They were disappointed at first when he began to pursue a career in development and planning on projects related to youth empowerment. As PAYCE Fellow Olivia Graham notes, it’s up to the individual to decide when they will follow someone else’s request, and when they will follow their own intuition. Music credit by Bensound.com, “cute” and “when in the West.”