Panthers Without Borders Episode #6

In this special edition of Panthers Without Borders, we sit down with two student-athletes at Kentucky Wesleyan College—Mohamed Alshabot from Louisville, KY, with roots in Iraq, and Ivan Juarez from Madisonville, KY, with Dominican heritage.

Though they were born and raised in the U.S., both Mohamed and Ivan share how their international backgrounds have shaped their identities, their perspectives, and their journeys as college soccer players.

We dive into cultural traditions, family values, and what it means to belong to more than one world—plus, they take on a customized round of Cultural Crash Course featuring questions about Iraq and Dominican Republic