I Am From The Democratic Republic Of Congo

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I am from the Democratic republic of Congo. I moved to South Africa when I was 15 and lived there for 6 years. French is my first language and I speak a total of 6 languages. I want to live my mark in the world and change the perspective that most people seem to have about people from my country. I want to be able to use my experience in travelling to many countries and gaining knowledge to bring something positive to my country and inspire the youth. I want to honor my parents, particularly my father, who has been tremendously supportive of me throughout my whole life. I am 23 years old, and currently one of the youngest entrepreneurs in my city. I have been groomed by my father to take over his businesses since I was 15 and in the process …show more content…

As French is my first home language I arrived with no knowledge of the English language or the political injustices of South Africa’s past and integrated with the South African population with an open mind. During my school career at Saint Stithians College, it has been invaluable for me to discover how integration and tolerance exists within the spirit of South Africans and even at school. The cultural diversity students, black, white, Asian, and Indian all together enriched my journey as I got to learn about their different customs and world’s view and I was able to share my culture with them.I found it impressive that despite the ravages that Apartheid has put South Africa through, there is still a spirit of unity in the country, which is wonderful. Furthermore my learning of the English language has been enhanced phenomenally. Today I am proud to say that South Africa has brought in me a will to learn about other cultures, and a will to embrace diversity and with that I will be able to transfer that knowledge and curiosity anywhere I go. When I am was in high school in South Africa, my school always pushed us to get involved in several community projects such as building schools and houses for homeless people, planting trees and providing clean water in rural area. I am currently the vice president of a non-profit organization AADE, created by my mother in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The organization is an association for the development of children. Many children in Africa do not have access to education so the organization was created to provide and build establishments where children, mostly orphans could also benefit from

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