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International MJ

Majid Al-Rashidi, also known as MJ, is an International Student from Kuwait. He is very friendly, approachable, and easy to talk to. I thought it would be interesting to interview MJ because he has such an unique background. I learned a lot about MJ that i didn't know prior to this interview which gives me a greater respect for him. So, allow me to introduce all of you to MJ.

-Backround:

"I'm from Kuwait and I'm an international student. I cherish my family. My family always comes first. My dad is an ambassador and my mom owns a company. I have an older brother and we're really close friends even though we fight a lot. He graduated from MIT this past summer."

-Why Guilford?

"My advisor back in Kuwait recommended that I come to Guilford. I felt like it would be a good move for me because I wanted the southern experience. I like it here but I'm transferring to Boston University in the fall."

-Why?

"I'm a city life person. Plus, everything is already set in place for me to transfer. I knew this coming into Guilford that I would only stay a semester."

-What's the hardest thing you've had to adjust to with coming to the States?

"I think it would just have to be leaving behind my family and my girlfriend. I miss them a lot."

-Plans for the future:

"I want to follow in my fathers footsteps and become an ambassador of Kuwait. I also want to be a business man."

-Something people typically don't know about you?

"I train falcons. I started training them 6 years ago and it's something I learned from my father. It's something honorable that I've been able to learn to do because I have gained my fathers respect by doing it. Another thing people don't really know is that i don't really get upset, but when I do, I need my space and I need to be left alone."