End of Year International Profiles
May 12, 2019
McCluer High School is blessed with students of every make and model from every corner of the earth. We are grateful this week of all of our students and want to recognize those International Students that have not yet been recognized this year. Like the flags presented in our Hub, these students bring color, flair, creativity, and ingenuity to our doorstep every day. Thank you for being who you are and sharing your cultures with us!
Name: Rawan Alfala
Country of Origin: Syria
Languages spoken: English and Arabic
Favorite activities: spend time with my family and with my cat
Favorite music/movie: Programs for kids
Length of time in United States: three years
What is one surprising thing about high school in the United States?There are a lot of languages
What do you miss most about your home country? My family and my friends
Where is your favorite place to visit in your country? The ruins of Palmyra
Name: Islam Alfaqieh
Country of Origin: Jordan
Languages spoken: Arabic and English
Favorite activities: table tennis
Favorite music/movie: The Bourne Ultimatum
Length of time in United States: 2 months
What is one surprising thing about high school in the United States? The system
What do you miss most about your home country? A lot of friends
Where is your favorite place to visit in your country? Petra
Name: Roa’a Alfaqieh
Country of Origin: Jordan
Languages spoken: English and Arabic
Favorite activities: shopping with my friends
Favorite music/movie: my favorite movies are action and comedies
Length of time in United States: 2 years
What is one surprising thing about high school in the United States? That 9 grade through 12 grade study together
What do you miss most about your home country? My family and my friends
Where is your favorite place to visit in your country? Petra
Name: Amir Avdonin
Country of Origin: Kyrgyzstan
Languages spoken: Russian and Kyrgyz
Favorite activities: Sports
Favorite music/movie: I am a music lover, I do not have a favorite movie
Length of time in United States: Six months
What is one surprising thing about high school in the United States?
I can choose lessons for myself
What do you miss most about your home country? My family
Where is your favorite place to visit in your country? Main square
Name: Ali Darhassan
Country of Origin: Palestine
Languages spoken: Arabic and English
Favorite activities: everything
Favorite music/movie: everything
Length of time in United States: 2 years
What is one surprising thing about high school in the United States? The language is hard.
What do you miss most about your home country? My people
Where is your favorite place to visit in your country? Jerusalem
Name: Mohamd Hamed
Country of Origin: PALESTINE and the USA.
Languages spoken: Arabic, English, Hebrew, Spanish
Favorite activities: Everything
Favorite music/movie: Rap/Undisputed
Length of time in United States: I was born here, but lived in Palestine.
What is one surprising thing about high school in the United States? Nothing is surprising
What do you miss most about your home country? Friends, everything
Where is your favorite place to visit in your country? Home
Name: Elvis Kaniaru
Country of Origin: Kenya
Languages spoken: English/Swahili/a tribal language called Kikuyu
Favorite activities: soccer running and acting
Favorite music/movie: All music/ funny movies
Length of time in United States: 8 months
What is one surprising thing about high school in the United States? School is so big and the teachers are so helpful.
What do you miss most about your home country? Animals, my friends, and food
Where is your favorite place to visit in your country? Mombasa Beach
Name: Geovani Mejia
Country of Origin: El Salvador
Languages spoken: Spanish and English
Favorite activities: Soccer
Favorite music/movie: I like action movies
Length of time in United States: three years
What is one surprising thing about high school in the United States? I’m surprised when I hear many language spoken at school.
What do you miss most about your home country? I miss my family and my culture.
Where is your favorite place to visit in your country? I like to visit the beaches of my country and my friends and family.
Name: Abed Mohd’Jaber
Country of Origin: Jordan
Languages spoken: Arabic
Favorite activities: soccer, swimming
Favorite music/movie: Quran, any new good movie on Netflix
Length of time in United States: 3 months,but l came to United States 9 times
What is one surprising thing about high school in the United States? every thing
What do you miss most about your home country? my real friends and my family]
Where is your favorite place to visit in your country? The downtown
Name: Thanh Ly
Country of Origin: Vietnam
Languages spoken: Vietnamese, Cantonese, and English
Favorite activities: Soccer
Favorite music/movie: Kpop, Marvel
Length of time in United States: 7 years
What is one surprising thing about high school in the United States? The schools are big, and school is free.
What do you miss most about your home country? Family, friends, food
Where is your favorite place to visit in your country? Ho Chi Minh City
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