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Originally Posted by kamel

Perhaps it was my parents who first inspired my thirst for knowledge. An electrical engineer and an author, they never ceased to emphasize the value of a good education to their three children.

I was born into a multicultural and well-traveled family. The constant traveling was due to my father's demanding occupation. As a result, I have come in contact with various different nationalities. At the age of 13, I had lived in more countries than I could remember. Fortunately we, as a family, had enough time to understand their cultures. I began to understand that people were equal no matter what their racial background.

I have learnt to speak several languages. These include English, Norwegian and Somali, which I can voice fluently. I also know the basics of French and am an intermediate speaker in Swedish and Arabic.

I maintain a diverse choice of activities ranging from martial arts to co-heading the chess club. I am the founder and president of the environmental awareness project established in our school. Occasionally on my spare time I attend to the weaker students and assist the supervisors during examination retakes. I am a member of the anti bullying squad, which is rapidly decreasing the amount of bullying in our school. I also hold the title of class prefect for my section.

I enjoy taking part in various solo and team sports. In my high school, I am captain of my varsity basketball team and have participated in several recognized tournaments. I also play in the starting 11 of the school soccer team, which came 2nd in the 'Dubai Schools League', and have taken part in the 'Dubai Team Pepsi Football League' in 2004. In addition to being on the varsity softball team, I hold the record of 3rd fastest swimmer in the school.

I have learnt to be flexible and have attained a number of agreeable qualities; integrity, leadership, patience and respect. Waterloo has all the opportunities I am looking for in carrying on my education, maturing my identity, and contributing culturally and academically.

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