Introducing myself - Tarek

Hello, I would like to welcome everyone and begin with introducing myself. My name is Tarek Abdulhalim El Baba. I was born in the United States of America in the State of Michigan and I am an American passport holder. I have the Canadian citizenship because I lived there with my family for a couple of years. I lived my childhood in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia and that is where I completed my academic years. However, I am originally Lebanese and currently studying in Dubai, United Arab Emirates at the American University in Dubai. As you can notice many countries have been mentioned and they are all in different parts of the world. This clearly gives you, as a reader, a clear idea about my life. I lived among a various number of cultures, which had a great impact on me. This impact changed my personality and perspective. I speak the Arabic language as my first language and English as my second language. However, in the Middle East our Arabic language has different types or styles. For example, there is the Lebanese Arabic, Saudi Arabic, and many other styles of speaking Arabic. In Addition, I was able to speak fluently around 6 types of Arabic and three different types of English (American, British, and Slang). However, I was involved in social interactions with many people from different cultures and I came to the conclusion to claim that I’m culturally mixed. Wherever I end up I can deal with people interact and understand everything they say. This is the most beneficial thing in my life, but not until I got to Dubai, UAE. In Dubai, there are more than 85 different cultures and they all interact and socialize everyday like its one nation. People share their culture differences and accept each others in every aspect. I hope I gave a clear idea about my personal background and I hope we will both benefit and share our cultural similarities and differences.