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Ep. #20- Layla The Dallas Paki Blogger

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Release Date: 12/12/2022

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If you’re looking for confidence, inspiration, and deep conversations, you’ve come to the right place. We are welcoming Layla, the Dallas Paki blogger, to today’s episode of The Inn Between! Layla is a first generation Pakistani immigrant and is sharing about her culture and how she embraces it while recognizing there are pieces of it that she would rather leave behind. Layla is also involved in promoting tourism to Pakistan with a trip coming up soon. Growing up Layla struggled with her Pakistani background and now is influencing those who share her culture to be bold and leave behind their comfort zones. As part of this, Layla has learned the power of mindset and putting out positivity has brought along good in her life. Catch a quick recap of Layla’s trip to Concan towards the end. If you would like to follow Layla or learn more about her mission, check out her Instagram below.

 

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Instagram- @thedallaspakiblogger 

 

[00:00] Show intro 

[00:46] Layla and her family background

[02:53] How Layla spreads a message of pride and confidence in her background 

[03:49] Pakistani food and culture?

[04:35] Support from people 

[05:05] What’s holding people back from sharing their culture? 

[05:35] Outside of the norms 

[06:42] Layla’s husband and his perspective of her

[07:49] Meeting strangers on the internet 

[08:20] Layla’s involvement in promoting tourism Pakistan 

[10:20] Exploring Texas and Pakistan as a blogger

[11:57] Living outside of mainstream culture 

[12:42] What pushed Layla into focusing on her culture?

[14:18] Going from embarrassed to proud of her culture 

[16:18] The presence of Pakistani culture in the U.S.

[16:53] Layla’s day in Concan 

[19:04] Things that are in the works for Layla 

[20:47] The power of mindset

[24:42] Layla’s Concan trip and future plans 

[30:30] Hopes for the Dallas Paki blogger

[32:15] Closing comments

 

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