Exiled from Palestine | Story of Alaa Daoudi

I spoke to Alaa live on my Instagram on the 29th of September about his life journey and what took him to where he is now in Turkey.
Alaa is a businessman and owns a restaurant in downtown San Fransisco called Elixiria. His business has featured in Hoodline and Timeout and has had a lot of great success. Unfortunately, it closed during the pandemic, and he does state he is unsure of the future.
Alaa talked to me about being born in Jerusalem and moving across to America with his parents at two years old. He states he is from a Palestinian background and the reason why his parents moved across was to get a better life.
When it comes to travelling, Alaa has been all over the world. He has also lived in numerous countries outside of the United States. Alaa does explain that when it comes to a transformative moment, that came when he first travelled outside of the United States, saying his upbringing as an American was in a bubble. He meant that his bubble got burst when he travelled to another country and realised there was more to life than the United States.
Alaa goes on to explain to me that American culture is like pop culture. He said it sounds great at first, but after a while, it gets boring. This all stems from just travelling and getting a new perspective on life away from the American culture.
One of the best things he experienced in his career was getting invited to a Global Entrepreneurship Summit in Nairobi, where Barack Obama gave the talk. He said there were very notable people in the room with him, and many of them spoke to him about the initial struggle.
Whilst living in Turkey, Alaa has travelled all over the country several times. He said the country is an extraordinary place and there is still so much more to explore. He told me that he arrived with his wife, who was pregnant at the time, and their idea was to go across to Isreal to stay with family and get help with the baby's initial upbringing. Unfortunately, Alaa and his wife get separated, and his wife gave birth to their son, Omar, in Jerusalem, Isreal. You will find out that he still hasn't seen his son. Alaa does go into detail about why that is.
He is in two minds whether he will go back to the United States and return to the life he had before. He states again that America isn't what is portrayed in the media in his own opinion.
I thoroughly enjoyed my talk with Alaa. I found it educational and a bit of an eye-opener. I enjoyed meeting him in Istanbul later during my trip, and we have kept in touch ever since.
I look forward to seeing what the next chapter in his life looks like.
You can also watch the episode on my YouTube channel (https://youtu.be/ihaa4-DjonU). For people with hearing impairment, subtitles are available on YouTube.
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I spoke to Alaa live on my Instagram on the 29th of September about his life journey and what took him to where he is now in Turkey.

Alaa is a businessman and owns a restaurant in downtown San Fransisco called Elixiria. His business has featured in Hoodline and Timeout and has had a lot of great success. Unfortunately, it closed during the pandemic, and he does state he is unsure of the future.

Alaa talked to me about being born in Jerusalem and moving across to America with his parents at two years old. He states he is from a Palestinian background and the reason why his parents moved across was to get a better life.

When it comes to travelling, Alaa has been all over the world. He has also lived in numerous countries outside of the United States. Alaa does explain that when it comes to a transformative moment, that came when he first travelled outside of the United States, saying his upbringing as an American was in a bubble. He meant that his bubble got burst when he travelled to another country and realised there was more to life than the United States.

Alaa goes on to explain to me that American culture is like pop culture. He said it sounds great at first, but after a while, it gets boring. This all stems from just travelling and getting a new perspective on life away from the American culture.

One of the best things he experienced in his career was getting invited to a Global Entrepreneurship Summit in Nairobi, where Barack Obama gave the talk. He said there were very notable people in the room with him, and many of them spoke to him about the initial struggle.

Whilst living in Turkey, Alaa has travelled all over the country several times. He said the country is an extraordinary place and there is still so much more to explore. He told me that he arrived with his wife, who was pregnant at the time, and their idea was to go across to Isreal to stay with family and get help with the baby's initial upbringing. Unfortunately, Alaa and his wife get separated, and his wife gave birth to their son, Omar, in Jerusalem, Isreal. You will find out that he still hasn't seen his son. Alaa does go into detail about why that is.

He is in two minds whether he will go back to the United States and return to the life he had before. He states again that America isn't what is portrayed in the media in his own opinion.

I thoroughly enjoyed my talk with Alaa. I found it educational and a bit of an eye-opener. I enjoyed meeting him in Istanbul later during my trip, and we have kept in touch ever since.

I look forward to seeing what the next chapter in his life looks like.

You can also watch the episode on my YouTube channel (https://youtu.be/ihaa4-DjonU). For people with hearing impairment, subtitles are available on YouTube.

#travelpodcast #podcast #travelmishaps

...

Stay connected with Alaa.

Instagram

https://www.instagram.com/alaa_daoudi/

...

Stay connected with me.

Website

https://shebsthewanderer.com/

Instagram

https://www.instagram.com/shebsthewanderer/

Twitter

https://twitter.com/ShebsAlom

Facebook

https://www.facebook.com/shebsthewanderer/