Zaidoon Al-Zubaidy

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When your biggest dream is to be successful by way of being creative, that doesn't always win over the generations of family tradition before you.  Zaidoon received his education in the UK but wouldn't use the lessons learned until a lengthy stay in Canada before moving to the United States.  A very active soccer player, he still hadn't found what he was looking for until he realized that he and his children were creating a book.  An avid illustrator Zaidoon found pleasure in sketching out animals for his children's stories.  Then one day a cat connected with his imagination and he couldn't shake it loose.  It became his first published story.  This is only a sliver of his incredible journey that's brought great light to many places you'd least expect.  A true champion of living out a dream while making sure traditions aren't broken.