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From Being Homeless to Working With the Toronto Raptors

1h 10m · Finding Perspective Podcast · 02 Feb 06:38

We all have a dream, but how far are we willing to go to make our dream a reality? Patrick Bizindavyi moved to Canada from his native land of Burundi in the early 2000's. Back home in Burundi Patrick was a basketball coach, and he also worked in radio. His love for basketball had him relocate to Canada, with the dream of working in radio in Toronto. After many attempts at securing stable work, Patrick found himself without a home, and living on the streets. A civil war had broken out back home, and he had no choice but to stay put in Toronto. In this episode, Kapil sits down with Patrick to learn about his struggles of being homeless and to eventually landing his dream job of broadcasting games for the Toronto Raptors!!

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