My GRCC Story: Safinaz Karaein shares how her 'long, exhausting and magical' journey led to college success
May 16, 2023, GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — Sometimes you need to be your own hero.
When Safinaz Karaein enrolled at Grand Rapids Community College in 2019, she already had her hands full. Not only was the then-23-year-old Kentwood woman a wife, a mother to three young children, and a part-time medical assistant, she was also the first member of her family to attend college.