He said he didn't have any feeling in his foot, so that was a bad sign for us.

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Bahjat says that while he's grateful to be living in a safe place, and knows the economy is bad right now even for Americans, he can't help feeling let down as employers keep rejecting his job applications.

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Just because "follow your passion" is bad advice, however, doesn't mean that you should abandon the goal of feeling passionate about your work.

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Mr. SARJERI: I don't know, but I'm feeling like I'm living there - there are bad things and I'm like maybe not a grown up, I'm still a kid.

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