At 21 years, I was the smartest person in the world, or so I thought. I had just completed my under-graduation, and I zoomed off to Iran to start my dream career. It turned out to be a nightmare. Within two days, I discovered that I was not qualified to pursue any job. Thus began my journey of learning, growing, rising, falling, and rising up again as I went globe-trotting across Tehran, Moscow, Helsinki, Stockholm, Copenhagen, London, Amsterdam,...