Living the Great Life | Growing Up With Iranian and Colombian Parents feat. Cepee

Culture In Between

In this episode of Culture In Between, Cepee Tabibian, founder of She Hit Refresh, joins us to talk about growing up in Texas with an Iranian father and a Colombian mother. She shares with us how she felt about her unique name growing up and the ways in which Iranian culture and Colombian culture are not as different as one might think. She also describes the struggle that she faced between living up to her parents’ expectations and following her entrepreneurial spirit as well as how becoming an immigrant herself has helped her appreciate certain aspects of her parents’ lives even more than before.

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Timestamps

• 00:00-Introduction
• 00:50-Cepee Introduction
• 02:44-Where are your parents from?
• 03:30-How did your parents meet?
• 05:40-Story behind Cepee's name
• 07:52-Have you visited Colombia?
• 09:41-Do you speak Farsi and/or Spanish?
• 11:45-What was your experience like visiting both countries?
• 15:42-Did your diverse background spur your love of travel?
• 17:45-What was it like growing up in Houston?
• 20:23-How do you feel about the questions 'what are you/where you are from'?
• 25:27-Do you feel closer to one culture than the other?
• 30:07-Were there any cultural clashes?
• 33:32-Were your parents supportive of your entrepreneurial spirit?
• 40:10-Has becoming an immigrant yourself altered your view of your parents' immigrant experience?
• 43:15-What is your favorite saying or expression?
• 44:23-What are some of your favorite foods from each country?
• 45:47-Where are some of your happy places?
• 46:38-What do you love the most about both cultures?
• 47:56-Closing Remarks

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