-Who are you?
Describe yourself: name, country you come from, what do you study in our university in Poland? My name is Ziad, I was born in Egypt and when I was twelve I moved to Saudi Arabia. I lived there for about 4 years or so and then i moved to Bahrain. I have also spent a few months here and there in Dubai as well as other gulf countries such as Kuwait. I study Aviation Management and have just finished my second year. Out of those countries where do you feel the most at home? That’s a tough question, because I have friends in all three of the countries I’ve lived in but when they ask me that question it’s difficult for me to say that I belong to a certain land. I had the privilege of getting to know the cultures of Saudi Arabia, Egypt, and Bahrain as well as meeting great people there. In the gulf countries there are a lot of rules and regulations that make it almost impossible to get the status of a national. In Bahrain its not this way. Bahrain is a very small country with an area of roughly 750km squared. It’s very diverse, people are very open and friendly. I’ve spent my most recent years in Bahrain, therefore I feel like it is my home. -What made you decide to study here in Poland and/or specifically UITM? I came specifically to Poland to study at UITM because the Aviation Management program has a good reputation. I have always been interested in business generally but I didn’t know much about aviation. The question I get from most people is: what are you going to do when you graduate, be a pilot? And I laugh and explain to them that I’m learning about the business side of Aviation, Pilot school is something else. Before I found our university I honestly didn’t know much about Poland. I started to read more about the country and decided that although it might be very different from what I am used to, I was up for the challenge of coming to a new place and meeting new people. At the time I had met people from Germany, Ukraine, America, Australia, all over the world but never from Poland. I enjoy meeting people from new countries and thought it was very interesting for me to learn about another country and their culture. -Do you remember the first days of studying here? The first few days of studying here was very interesting. I had English classes where I met people from about six
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