I am Asma, and I'm 16 years old. I was born and raised in Burco, Somaliland. I am a sister of four brothers and three sisters. Furthermore, I am from a family where there is no father figure, and my mom plays a crucial role in our family. She works hard to give us a better and more impeccable life. I am fond of reading and have been wanting to write a book since the day I started reading. I came to Abaarso as a 7th grader, and I will forever be grateful for the ups and downs I had during my Abaarso journey.

My name is Abdikhaliq Mohamed Adam, and I come from the second capital city of Somaliland, Burao. My favourite class here at Abaarso is Math and scienceÊ because it is easy to solve problems. I like using numbers, word problems, and so much more. Math is also used in the real world like dividing numbers, adding, subtracting, and telling time. Math is also used in the future career like engineering, and math teacher. I love doing many things when I have free time, but studying and playing basketball is what I love to do in my free time. My hopes and dreams are to become a doctor who wants to help my people more than anything.

My name is Ismail and I am 16 years old. I lived most of my life in an orphanage in Somaliland, where it was really hard to get any decent education. However, l fortunately got to a school called SOS, which was the best school in my city, which allowed me to have enough knowledge to adapt to Abaarso School. When it comes to knowledge, I love to study everything about computer science as it is my most favourite subject in school, and following is biology. My favourite sport is basketball. I would like to build a company that deals with technology in my home country in order to bring my country to a high level that equals with other advanced countries. This might seem a difficult goal, but it is my lifelong dream, which means I need to grab any opportunity that grants me a way to my dream. In the end of my brief explanation about my life, I need to reach my goal and eliminate poverty in my country, so no one experiences what I have experienced as an orphan.