Hasan Piker

So it wasn't like there wasn't like a concept of like cool kids. But I also was getting bullied at the same time by like other random bullies. But they weren't the cool kids, if that makes sense. It's just it's a weird dynamic. But I just kind of kept to myself for that reason. I just, you know, drew and did what I wanted to do. Kind of like now.

Definitely college, because it gave me an opportunity. I think when I was younger, I would do this every summer break. I was like, I'm going to reinvent myself. Because, like, there was so much that I desired that I was not achieving. I'm going to reinvent myself. I'm going to be cool when I come back from summer break. And then I think college was when I was actually able to do that that summer.

Definitely college, because it gave me an opportunity. I think when I was younger, I would do this every summer break. I was like, I'm going to reinvent myself. Because, like, there was so much that I desired that I was not achieving. I'm going to reinvent myself. I'm going to be cool when I come back from summer break. And then I think college was when I was actually able to do that that summer.

I lost a lot of weight. And also I went to Miami, University of Miami, and all of a sudden I was an international student that was coming in with a bunch of other scared international students into this like new environment. So everyone is trying to figure out where they are in this space. And for me,

I lost a lot of weight. And also I went to Miami, University of Miami, and all of a sudden I was an international student that was coming in with a bunch of other scared international students into this like new environment. So everyone is trying to figure out where they are in this space. And for me,

I think that was an opportunity where I wasn't I was no longer like a weird person that was sticking out because everyone else was weird. Everyone else coming to college is like a totally new, a complete reset. And I think that's when I started growing into my more social personality, for sure.

I think that was an opportunity where I wasn't I was no longer like a weird person that was sticking out because everyone else was weird. Everyone else coming to college is like a totally new, a complete reset. And I think that's when I started growing into my more social personality, for sure.

Not that much because I grew up and this is kind of embarrassing to admit, but I grew up with one dream and one dream only. It was to go to college in America. That's it. I did not even think about what my profession would look like. That was my only goal. I wanted to go to college in America. I wanted to live in America.

Not that much because I grew up and this is kind of embarrassing to admit, but I grew up with one dream and one dream only. It was to go to college in America. That's it. I did not even think about what my profession would look like. That was my only goal. I wanted to go to college in America. I wanted to live in America.

I wanted to leave Turkey and I wanted to live in America and go to college here.

I wanted to leave Turkey and I wanted to live in America and go to college here.

Well, I did. You're right. It was close.

Well, I did. You're right. It was close.

Oh, yeah. I wasn't even thinking about that. I would have loved Wyoming at that point. I didn't care. Because when you come from other countries, I have friends that still do this when they visit me from France even. And it's not like France is a developing nation.

Oh, yeah. I wasn't even thinking about that. I would have loved Wyoming at that point. I didn't care. Because when you come from other countries, I have friends that still do this when they visit me from France even. And it's not like France is a developing nation.

they get so excited to go to like trader joe's and stuff like when you're not when you're outside of the united states of america and you come to the us you're like there are so many things that we all take for granted that for a foreigner is like insane trader joe's is like an insane experience for the average person cvs is an insane experience for the average person myself included like i i still enjoy going and shopping your only dream was get to college in america because what

they get so excited to go to like trader joe's and stuff like when you're not when you're outside of the united states of america and you come to the us you're like there are so many things that we all take for granted that for a foreigner is like insane trader joe's is like an insane experience for the average person cvs is an insane experience for the average person myself included like i i still enjoy going and shopping your only dream was get to college in america because what

Because you were just the land of the free. I was like, this is going to be so sweet. Once I make it there, everything will be good. I just believed in the American dream, I think. I love the freedoms. I love that it did not resemble a socially repressive country in comparison to Turkey at the time that was transitioning with under Recep Tayyip Erdogan, very similar figure to Trump.

Because you were just the land of the free. I was like, this is going to be so sweet. Once I make it there, everything will be good. I just believed in the American dream, I think. I love the freedoms. I love that it did not resemble a socially repressive country in comparison to Turkey at the time that was transitioning with under Recep Tayyip Erdogan, very similar figure to Trump.

So for me, it was like a dream as a you know so much prosperity 32 different brands of Oreos that you could pick from right like all this stuff and a great television and and All of that played a major role in me wanting to come to America. I