Wanderlust

Landscape architect Nano Raeis flees Syria to pursue her musical dream; Szifra Birke discovers the hidden meaning of her name; and Abhishek Shah becomes a meat-eating American.

Cyndi Freeman becomes one of Santa's elves and uncovers a gruesome reality; Ekhlas Ahmed faces hunger as calamity creates a long Ramadan fast; Matt Dicks gathers his courage at Thanksgiving to stand up to his girlfriend's tough-as-nails dad.

Javed Rezayee pits his meager cooking skills against those of his chef father; Alan White explores cooking with a romantic partner; and Executive Chef Karen Akunowicz relives a restaurant shift from hell. 

Michele Carlo turns lemons into lemonade when she's busted moonlighting during an internship; Matthew Sablan spins a nightmare date into a life lesson; power lifter Mikelina Belaineh "Googles" her way to combining two seemingly impossible worlds.

Ben Cunningham works to transform preschool girls into dragon-slaying warrior princesses. Donna Galluza finishes the school year with Sister Maria's help. Crystal Williams climbs the ladder of higher education, aided by some secret admirers.

Cecelia Viverios battles a baffling learning disability. Anna Kamens reluctantly welcomes a fourth-grade newcomer who struggles socially. Furquann Syed, teased for his name and Muslim heritage, finds that violent solutions have a down side.

Kevin Gallagher goes postal in the post office; Ashley Rose gets testy with FEMA after a flood in Roslindale; Khuyen Bui has his life stolen by an innocent little life-tracking app.