My Experience in CSUF

I have learned a lot at CSUF. I met new friends from many different countries and cultures. They are so great and friendly. Some students did their presentation about their country and it was very nice to know about their culture. Also, I'm improving in English thanks for ALP classes. Each single class is very useful. The teachers here are so helpful. Furthermore,  I have learned how to be independent and responsible. Life at CSUF is great. It is different from life in high school. I thoroughly enjoy living here, and CSUF is a great university.

Unforgettable Moment

It's the most memorable vacation I have ever had. Ten years ago, we ( My family and I ) were in Florida. We decided to spend our vacation there. One day, we decided to do something interesting. So, we went to Universal Studios. There, we went to "Safari". We saw wild animals while we were in an uncovered car. It was scary. After that, we joined a group of people on a boat. We spent approximately five minutes on the lake, but it was the scariest moment in my life. There was a shark in that lake. Everyone knew it except me. When I saw it, I screamed " KILL IT !". At the end, my family made me feel better, and told me it was fake. I'll never forget that moment.

My favorite character

Each person has his favorite character and sometimes he makes it "his example to follow". For me, I'll write about my father. I know I supposed to write about a character that I read about or saw it on a movie, but after a long period of thinking, I decided to write about my father.
He is really great father. He cares about me a lot. First, when I was in the elementary, he gave me every thing I need. He encouraged me to do well in school and made me to trust my self. He has trust on confident on me. He want me to be individual and independent. He always advices. When I make a mistake he tell me what should I do. He educates me. Finally, he brought me here to study and depend on myself.
I will never disappoint him. He is the best father and I'm so happy with him.

Memorable person "Bill Gates"

Bill Gates (full name: William Henry Gates III) was born on October 28, 1955 in Seattle, Washington, USA. He is one of the two founders of Microsoft. He is also an entrepreneur, philanthropist and chairman of Microsoft.

Biography and Career:

His family was a wealthy one, as his father was a lawyer and his mother in the board of directors for First Interstate Bank and the United Way. Being a good student at mathematics and science, he attended the lakeside school, an exclusive preparatory school. Gates graduated from Lakeside School in 1973. He scored 1590 out of 1600 on the Scholastic Aptitude Test and subsequently After that he and his classmate Allen created the Microsoft company.Then they enrolled at Harvard University in the fall of 1973, but then renounced in 1975 in order to have enough time dedicated to Microsoft.

At the beginning of the 19890's they created Windows and year after year they improved it. Very quickly almost the entire world was using this operating system. When he was only 31 years old, he became a billionaire. On January 1, 1994 he married Melinda Gates. The couple has three children. He is not spending his money just for him and his family. On the contrary, he created the charitable Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and since 2000 he donated over 29 billion dollars. Since June 2006 he has a part-time job at Microsoft, but he is still a chairman. He is dedicating his time ti charity actions.

His actions of charity are recognized and he received four honorary doctorates from the Nye rode business University, Breukelen, The Netherlands in 2000, The Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, Sweden in 2002, Waseda University, Tokyo, Japan in 2005 and the fourth one in 2007 from Harvard University. Gates and his wife received the order of the Aztec Eagle and the Prince of Asturias Award for International Cooperation.

Trivia:

- Height: 178 cm
- He is the richest person on planet since 1998.
- His favorite sports are golf and bridge.
- He is a person who reads very much.
- His IQ is 160.

Quotes:

- "In this business, by the time you realize you're in trouble, it's too late to save yourself. Unless you're running scared all the time, you're gone."

- "Microsoft was founded with a vision of a computer on every desk, and in every home. We've never wavered from that vision."

- "In terms of doing things I take a fairly scientific approach to why things happen and how they happen. I don't know if there's a god or not, but I think religious principles are quite valid."

- "Just in terms of allocation of time resources, religion is not very effecient. There's a lot more I could be doing on Sunday morning."

- "It's fine to celebrate success, but it is more important to heed the lessons of failure."

Finally, I want to thank him because he made our life easier.

My Experience in the US

The United State of America. We always hear about it. About me, I visited the US 10 years ago with my family just for tourism. We stayed in Florida. It was great. We thoroughly enjoyed it.
After that, we came back to our country ( Kuwait ). I was so excited to travel to the US again. When I finished high school, I decided to continue my study in the US. At that time, everyone had told me that the US was great and absolutely I'll enjoy studying and living there. Also I didn't forget my experience of the US when I came here to Florida. The person who encouraged me to come here was my brother. He has been living here for 5 years. He told me that the US was fantastic specialy in California.
My dream came true. Finally, I came to Califonia. I like the peaple here. They are so kind and friendly. I like the weather, sometimes it's hot but generally it's nice. It's so beautiful to stay here. I'm enjoying everything. And I hope you all are enjoying the life here.

My Self Introduction

Hello everyone. My name is Tareq Esmail. I was born in Kuwait. I have a great family. My parents always encourages me to be successful. I have four brothers, two older than me , and two younger. They are great brothers. I'm glad to live with them. I don't have sisters. About my languages, I can speak Arabic and now I'm improving in English. I'm an undergraduate student. So, I'll tell you about my high school . I started high school in 2005 and it was near my home. A lot of great teachers taught me, I liked my school because our teachers and directors were so helpful with. My favourite subjects were English and P.E. ( the gym class ). In the future, I'm planning to be a computer engineer. I'm learning English now and I'm enrolled in the ALP ( American Language Program ) in CSUF ( California State University Fullerton ) Because I want to study my major ( Computer Engineering ) in the U.S. My goal is to graduate from the university and to be the best engineer in the world. I don't have a special talent, and my favourite hobbies are playing soccer, video games and chatting with my friends online. These are the things what I do in my free time. Finally I hope to be your new friend and please feel free to contact me if you need anything.