#27 🇪🇹 Africa to Augie, H-1B Work Visa, Pushing Yourself - Bammi Abate (4K)

In this episode we are unlocking a new continent! This will be our very first guest from Africa. I wasn’t kidding when I told you I had friends from all over the world. In this conversation we talk about why someone would leave Addis Ababa to study in the US, how to find a US college from Ethiopia, the challenges of picking a major, becoming more chill towards elders, obtaining a H-1B work visa, working on campus as a data analyst post graduation, plans for the future… and much more. This was a really fun conversation and I hope that shines through for you. Every time I would see this person on campus my day would be better. It’s impossible to not be in a good mood with this person’s playful personality. Prepare for your emotional state to be enlightened, as we go back to college with Bammi. SHOW LINKS Follow ⁠Bammi on Insta⁠ Follow⁠ Zac on Insta⁠ Listen to the podcast on; Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/366U9QQazfrR7VMoOHE6Ru?si=a3a4691e4d8d457e Apple Podcasts - https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/back-to-college/id1704626461 YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@Back_to_College Augustana University: Find your bold at Augustana: https://www.augie.edu/ Chapters: 00:00 Trailer 1:55 Intro 3:26 Welcome Bammi 3:47 Now Working at Augustana 5:05 H1B Visa 7:19 Growing up in Ethiopia 9:53 Addis Ababa 12:44 First Homo sapien Discovery 14:48 Drive to come to the US 16:53 What if Bammi stayed in Ethiopia? 18:43 Discovering Augustana 21:50 Deciding on what to study 25:35 The benefits of a liberal arts college 28:16 Tapping into creativity 30:32 Big Time Culture Shock 34:30 Adjusting to College 35:45 Individualistic vs Collectivistic Cultures 37:17 Highlights from College 40:32 The Tough Moments at College 45:14 On Campus Leader 48:41 Bammi's Letter Grade 51:29 The parts that maybe could have been better 54:02 Advice to Younger Bammi