Have you ever dreamed of travelling around the world? Did you know that you can pursue your career while creating your own journey? In this week’s episode, we chatted with Nabila Ismail, a Pakistani-American travel content creator, writer and pharmacist who leads group travel trips worldwide. Tune in to learn more about Nabila’s enriching experience and insights gained from different parts of the world, as a healthcare professional 00:00 Intro 00:17 Nabila's background 00:40 Would you be able to briefly introduce yourself and tell us about the things you juggled with on a day-to-day basis? 2:14 What inspired you to start your Instagram account and free-lance journaling? What was your main motivator? 3:57 So since you have so many different passions, do you have something you are most passionate about/like the most concerning the thing you do? 5:34 So I guess a link into pharmacy, you mentioned you had an interest in health access, did that interest start when you were a student? How was your pharmacy student experience? 7:31 So obviously it must have taken a lot of courage to drop things and just travel, how was that process like for you? 9:14 In terms of your travels, has there been a favorite place that you travelled to? 9:35 Since you have travelled a lot across the globe, and given your interest in health access, have you had a lot of experiences where you saw issues with health access? 12:25 Are there any other global challenges that you may have seen, even if it's not related to health, that we also need to take action on? 14:22 Do you think there's anything else that's going on around the world and that people are unaware of when they should be? 15:22 Do you have any advice on how we (students) can look at health accessibility and literacy, and how we can go about improving them? 17:09 About that point about empowering us to use our voice, did you felt that while travelling, you felt more empowered to do so/have the courage to speak out about what was right? 18:02 Would be able to elaborate a bit more about travelling your pharmacy journey, maybe through your undergraduate's perspective? 19:42 In terms of developing your soft skills like you previously mentioned, are there any other ones besides communication and public speaking that comes to mind that you may have developed whilst travelling (e.g. decision making or adaptability)? 20:40 What do you think the difference really is between travelling for leisure and travelling for work? 23:25 Do you have any advice on time management? 24:36 Do you have any general advice for our student here about following our passions/dreams? 26:06 Conclusion 26:24 Acknowledgement of country Visit our website to find all the platforms we're on! https://doseofpharma.wordpress.com/ Riviera by Smith The Mister https://smiththemister.bandcamp.com Smith The Mister https://bit.ly/Smith-The-Mister-YT Free Download / Stream: https://bit.ly/al-riviera Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/qonPqql2sP0