Episode 59: Back to the Future - Barav, MA International Relations

04/09/22 • 5 min

In this episode we meet 2020 International Relations graduate Barav Barzani and chat recalibration, national belonging and having no friends but the mountains.
Each episode is a snapshot, a moment, a sneak inside the minds of our graduates. In season 3 we talk to graduates about going back. But is it back to the beginning or back to the future?
Originally from Iraqi Kurdistan, Barav Barzani came to Edinburgh to study International Relations. Now back in the capital Erbil, he is keen to start on a career in local government.
Whether it is returning home after graduation, returning to Edinburgh after adventures elsewhere, or just returning to a place that felt like the past but turned out to be the future, season 3 of Multi Story Edinburgh explores how going back is never life in reverse.
All opinions expressed are those of the individual and do not necessarily reflect those of the University of Edinburgh.
Multi Story Edinburgh has been created and produced by the Alumni Relations team at the University of Edinburgh. If you are interested in telling your story, please get in touch and let's talk.
Music: Since When by Mise Darling from freemusicarchive.org
Artwork: Vector created by vectorjuice / Freepik

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Multi Story Edinburgh - Episode 59: Back to the Future - Barav, MA International Relations

Transcript

Voiceover 0:11 This is a snapshot, a moment, a sneak inside the minds of our graduates. This is season three, back to the beginning, or back to the future?

Barav 0:23 So I'm in Kurdistan, which is the northern region of Iraq. We're an autonomous region, we have our own government, so forth. I'm in my room, in my house, where I've lived all my life, pretty much.

Voiceover 0:35 Barav Barzani. 2020 International Relations graduate.

Barav 0:41 For me, returning here after univ