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Podcast: Mike Safo
Episode: Mike Safo with best-selling author of âKabul Beauty Schoolâ, Deborah Rodriguez
Description: Joined today by best-selling author of âKabul Beauty Schoolâ and many other books, Deborah Rodriguez. We chat about growing up in Holland, Michigan, and how watching the women of Afghanistan after September 11th compelled her to help them. Debbie tell us about her first trip to Kabul in 2002, driving through a war zone, trying to fit in and being surprised everyone was grateful to see a professional hairdresser. She recounts going back to Michigan, petitioning for hair supplies, and heading back to Afghanistan to open up a beauty school. We hear about the hurdles of opening a business as an Americ...