...I took a test to opt out of college English and passed. I played the clarinet in band for 7 years; each year I was in the top band. I was ranked 3 out of 22 players. (read more)
...I am a native Arabic speaker, having grown up and lived in Syria until 2016. When I left Syria, I went to Greece and was working with a number of different NGOs. I volunteered as a translator and cultural mediator, and was asked to give Arabic lessons to the other staff, who were mostly volunteers from native English speaking backgrounds. (read more)