#cultural-challenges

#cultural-challenges

I would squirm in my chair as my new teacher worked their way through the class register, and my stomach would drop as they attempted to say my full name: Priti Ubhayakar.

"When I was a kid, food allergies among children weren't as common as they are now. It was embarrassing, but it eventually became part of my identity."

Going through an acquisition is like being a kid who's moving to a new country and starting a new school - everything is different, and you're an outsider. While a lot of excitement comes with that, there's also a lot of anxiety for the individual.