In this episode Dr. Diane Hassan talks about what life was like in Iraq being a medical student with a new born baby. The difficulty of taking care of a newborn, and trying to catch up with her exams. How her mother-in-law helped with childcare. How she managed when she returned to class. What it was like leaving her son with a stranger while she attended medical school. Lastly some of the problems she encountered with someone else watching her son.

In this episode Dr. Diane Hassan and I discuss how she went through medical school pregnant. How her driver was very professional. How she found out that she was in labor. How she knew her baby would be a boy. Lastly, how she experienced labor and delivery in a country 10,000 miles away from home.

In this episode Dr. Hassan and I discuss her very first day in medical school, and how the students knew she was married to the dean of dentistry. We briefly discussed Dr. Hassan's time in medical school, and her adjusting to living in Iraq. How Dr. Hassan experienced some divine intervention in preparation for a difficult exam. Lastly, what it was like in her fifth and sixth year of medical school, when she had to interact with patients who didn't speak English. Ultimately became a favorite of the patients at the hospital.

In this episode Dr. Diane Hassan talks about entering medical school while she was pregnant. She discusses how Iraqi marriages were arranged at that time. How establishing a relationship with Thebat helped her during her time in medical school. The challenges she faced in Iraq, hosting social functions while she had to study for school. Lastly even though she was married in the United States she had to get married in Iraq, in order to have her marriage recognized by the Iraqi government.

In this episode Dr. Diane Hassan and I will discuss Chapter 8 of the book. We will discuss the time when she got sick, and went to a neighbors apartment, and the response she got. The test ran when she went to the Dr. Another neighbor throwing out a necklace that meant a lot to Diane. When Dr. Diane Hassan finally got accepted to medical school. Finding out two sets of good news on the same day. How her parents reacted to the good news.

In this episode Dr. Diane Hassan talks about going to the north of Iraq for the first time. How she got sick on the drive up there. The backlash she received from other women for wearing slacks instead of a dress. How the house she stayed in was called the White House. How sleeping on the rooftop was common in Iraq, Lastly, getting the opportunity to shop and tour the Northern part of the country.

In this episode Diane and I discuss her making the transition to the Iraqi culture. She talks about being lonely in the apartment when Hashim wasn't there. How she began to make friends with her neighbors and shopkeepers. How she felt when her friend Joe had passed. Lastly how common it was for Kurdish people to live in Baghdad.

In this episode, Diane and I talk about her making the adjustment to living in a new country. Dr. Hassan talks about some of the cultural differences she encountered and finally having the opportunity to live in her own home.