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My name is Jumaa Abdullah Mohammed Khoori. I am 20 years old. I am a first year media student in HCT (ADMC).


My life as a child:

I was born in Abu Dhabi, at Al Corniche Hospital. I came to life on 5th August 1988 and it was Friday. My parents decided to name me after that day, i.e. Friday, which is Jumaa in Arabic. I have four brothers and three sisters. My order among my brothers and sisters is the seventh and I am the youngest boy. In addition, I have one stepbrother and four stepsisters who live in Dubai. My father used to work as a supervisor of the guards in Zayed Port and my mother is a housemother. I do not remember much about my childhood, but I do remember is that I used to play in the neighborhood with my two best friends, Abdullah and Bader. We used to play football most of the time. I also remember that I used to go to the beach every Friday with my family where we used to BBQ and have lots of fun. The most unforgettable memory that I can still visualize as if it was just yesterday, is the number of gifts I used to get from my father.


My life as a teenager:

As I grew up things started to change. For example, I had new friends, other than my two best friends Abdulla and Bader. I also had new interests in life as a teenager. My personality started to be shaped to the person I turned to be today.


My trips abroad:

I traveled with my family to Egypt, Cairo in particular, more than 5 times. I also went with some friends to Oman two times as well as Bahrain for shopping with my sister. I would love to travel to European countries, Australia, USA, and other Asian Countries.


My interests:

I have lots of interests and hobbies. Mostly, I am interested in diving (I have an open water diving license), drawing (I learnt how to draw from my brother and sister who I consider them as best teachers for me), swimming, horse riding (I used to ride in the Royal Guards), cooking, making handmade stuff and I also love graphic design (cards, files and gifts…etc).


Something has influenced me:

The major turn in my life was made by a book that my sister has given me. That self-improvement book changed the way I think and it taught me how to deal with the life tricky moments with logic and wisdom. Added to that, I became a bookworm after reading that book.


My favorite books:
• 101 things to do before you die.
• 101 things to do before you’re old and boring.
• 101 things you need to know and some you don’t.
• 101 things you wish you’d invented and some you wish no one had.
• Eat pray love.
• It’s not how good you are, it’s how good you want to be.
• They f*** you up, how to survive family life.
• What not to say.
• Why men can only do one thing at a time and women never stop talking.


In the future:

I would like to be a professional photographer and a graphic designer. I also aim to start my own business in the same field, i.e. photography and graphic design.