Yasir Khan

And as I grew up, eventually my parents said, this kid is just, he doesn't say anything in meetings. He doesn't say anything in family gatherings. What do we do? Let's send him to a different country. That'll open him up. So now they spent thousands of dollars, sent me to Canada. The only thing that opened up was their wallet because I did not learn a thing. I came all the way here in Canada.

And as I grew up, eventually my parents said, this kid is just, he doesn't say anything in meetings. He doesn't say anything in family gatherings. What do we do? Let's send him to a different country. That'll open him up. So now they spent thousands of dollars, sent me to Canada. The only thing that opened up was their wallet because I did not learn a thing. I came all the way here in Canada.

And as I grew up, eventually my parents said, this kid is just, he doesn't say anything in meetings. He doesn't say anything in family gatherings. What do we do? Let's send him to a different country. That'll open him up. So now they spent thousands of dollars, sent me to Canada. The only thing that opened up was their wallet because I did not learn a thing. I came all the way here in Canada.

And as I grew up, eventually my parents said, this kid is just, he doesn't say anything in meetings. He doesn't say anything in family gatherings. What do we do? Let's send him to a different country. That'll open him up. So now they spent thousands of dollars, sent me to Canada. The only thing that opened up was their wallet because I did not learn a thing. I came all the way here in Canada.

I was still introverted, but now I had no friends. So eventually, Hala... You become so lonely and the pain of it grows so much that you become desperate. You're willing to do anything. So I just Googled, how do I make friends? That's what I wanted. I wanted friends. And the first thing that popped up was something called a Toastmasters Club. Have you heard of that before?

I was still introverted, but now I had no friends. So eventually, Hala... You become so lonely and the pain of it grows so much that you become desperate. You're willing to do anything. So I just Googled, how do I make friends? That's what I wanted. I wanted friends. And the first thing that popped up was something called a Toastmasters Club. Have you heard of that before?

I was still introverted, but now I had no friends. So eventually, Hala... You become so lonely and the pain of it grows so much that you become desperate. You're willing to do anything. So I just Googled, how do I make friends? That's what I wanted. I wanted friends. And the first thing that popped up was something called a Toastmasters Club. Have you heard of that before?

I was still introverted, but now I had no friends. So eventually, Hala... You become so lonely and the pain of it grows so much that you become desperate. You're willing to do anything. So I just Googled, how do I make friends? That's what I wanted. I wanted friends. And the first thing that popped up was something called a Toastmasters Club. Have you heard of that before?

I was still introverted, but now I had no friends. So eventually, Hala... You become so lonely and the pain of it grows so much that you become desperate. You're willing to do anything. So I just Googled, how do I make friends? That's what I wanted. I wanted friends. And the first thing that popped up was something called a Toastmasters Club. Have you heard of that before?

I was still introverted, but now I had no friends. So eventually, Hala... You become so lonely and the pain of it grows so much that you become desperate. You're willing to do anything. So I just Googled, how do I make friends? That's what I wanted. I wanted friends. And the first thing that popped up was something called a Toastmasters Club. Have you heard of that before?

I was still introverted, but now I had no friends. So eventually, Hala... You become so lonely and the pain of it grows so much that you become desperate. You're willing to do anything. So I just Googled, how do I make friends? That's what I wanted. I wanted friends. And the first thing that popped up was something called a Toastmasters Club. Have you heard of that before?

I was still introverted, but now I had no friends. So eventually, Hala... You become so lonely and the pain of it grows so much that you become desperate. You're willing to do anything. So I just Googled, how do I make friends? That's what I wanted. I wanted friends. And the first thing that popped up was something called a Toastmasters Club. Have you heard of that before?

I was still introverted, but now I had no friends. So eventually, Hala... You become so lonely and the pain of it grows so much that you become desperate. You're willing to do anything. So I just Googled, how do I make friends? That's what I wanted. I wanted friends. And the first thing that popped up was something called a Toastmasters Club. Have you heard of that before?

I was still introverted, but now I had no friends. So eventually, Hala... You become so lonely and the pain of it grows so much that you become desperate. You're willing to do anything. So I just Googled, how do I make friends? That's what I wanted. I wanted friends. And the first thing that popped up was something called a Toastmasters Club. Have you heard of that before?

Okay. Well, a kid from Pakistan, I hadn't heard of it. I thought it was one of two things. One, a place where people sit in a circle and make a toast. Or two, a place to get a grilled cheese sandwich. That's what I thought it was going to be. So I show up, I walk in, and there's 35 people all in their mid-50s. And it says, Toastmasters, learn public speaking. No, this is not what I signed.

Okay. Well, a kid from Pakistan, I hadn't heard of it. I thought it was one of two things. One, a place where people sit in a circle and make a toast. Or two, a place to get a grilled cheese sandwich. That's what I thought it was going to be. So I show up, I walk in, and there's 35 people all in their mid-50s. And it says, Toastmasters, learn public speaking. No, this is not what I signed.

Okay. Well, a kid from Pakistan, I hadn't heard of it. I thought it was one of two things. One, a place where people sit in a circle and make a toast. Or two, a place to get a grilled cheese sandwich. That's what I thought it was going to be. So I show up, I walk in, and there's 35 people all in their mid-50s. And it says, Toastmasters, learn public speaking. No, this is not what I signed.

Okay. Well, a kid from Pakistan, I hadn't heard of it. I thought it was one of two things. One, a place where people sit in a circle and make a toast. Or two, a place to get a grilled cheese sandwich. That's what I thought it was going to be. So I show up, I walk in, and there's 35 people all in their mid-50s. And it says, Toastmasters, learn public speaking. No, this is not what I signed.

Okay. Well, a kid from Pakistan, I hadn't heard of it. I thought it was one of two things. One, a place where people sit in a circle and make a toast. Or two, a place to get a grilled cheese sandwich. That's what I thought it was going to be. So I show up, I walk in, and there's 35 people all in their mid-50s. And it says, Toastmasters, learn public speaking. No, this is not what I signed.

Okay. Well, a kid from Pakistan, I hadn't heard of it. I thought it was one of two things. One, a place where people sit in a circle and make a toast. Or two, a place to get a grilled cheese sandwich. That's what I thought it was going to be. So I show up, I walk in, and there's 35 people all in their mid-50s. And it says, Toastmasters, learn public speaking. No, this is not what I signed.