Hello GAC 1002 class,

I hope you are doing well and are enjoying your day. Today I will talk a little bit about myself and what I have done so far. First of all, my name is RIDA ELBOUSTANI, and I was born in KHOURIBGA on 24^th April 1995. I have a family that I love and miss every day since I came to AUI. They all live inside morocco except my brother who live in Belguim. He prepare his bachelor in maritime science. When I graduated from high school I decided to focus on engineering studies, but AUI was not my first choice. I applied for many schools especially in France, and I was accepted in one of them. However, I had some problems dealing with administrative issues such as the VISA, so I decided to stay in morocco and join ALAKHAWAYN UNIVERSITY In IFRANE. I have chosen AUI because it is known as the best university in morocco thanks to its American system and the quality of education. My major at AUI is engineering and management science (EMS) because I am so interested in engineering. This is my second semester here, and I love the residential life. This is the most important leaving and learning experience in our life because it is the first time when we live away from home. I have made new relationships and met with a lot of people from different cities and with different backgrounds. That’s one of the major benefits from being student in an international university such as AUI. It help us to exchange ideas and know more about different cultures. I hope I will do well with my courses and get the bachelor and why not the master degree in software engineering. By this time next year hopefully I will go for an exchange to the United States or Germany. How about you dear friends?