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taking a little from each along tae way.

orn in the United States, Hiba moved halfway around the friends in Dubai are the same as my friends here. Teenagers really
B world to Dubai with her parents and two brothers when she are still just teenagers.” Wise in tone and attitude, Hiba’s maturity
was six years old. Eight years later, she is back in Florida and
can be attributed to her extensive worldly travels or even to her
charity work. In Dubai, Hiba’s school required extensive charity
things are definitely different, but not because of the culture.
“I don’t think that because I grew up in a different country work outside of the classroom, but Hiba always did more than was
it is harder for me. Being a new student asked of her. After becoming involved in
in any environment is tough.” From an SOME PRETTY UNICEF, A charity organization that helps
international school in a modern Middle children in third world countries, Hiba
Eastern metropolis to quiet, small-city OUTRAGEOUS QUESTIONS fell in love with helping others. “I’ve only
South Florida, Hiba uprooted to what been in the United States for a short period
probably seems like a whole new world. LIKE ‘DO YOU RIDE CAMELS of time. After I get settled in, I would
While Pine Crests diversity is often love to start up UNICEF again. A lot of
prized as one of its best qualities, to Hiba TO SCHOOL?’” people fail to acknowledge that there’s life
who went to a school hosting over 70 outside the buble we live in. Growing up
nationalities, the Pine’s halls sometimes seems a bit homogeneous. in Dubai showed me a little bit of that life, but UNICEF showed
Despite obvious differences, though, much remains the same. “Eve me a whole other side that I hope everyone gets to see.” The sky
heard some pretty outrageous questions like ‘Do you ride camels is the limit for Hiba, that certainly does not let boundaries or
to school?’ No, we have cars! There’s civilization in Dubai! And my borders keep her from doing whatever she sets her mind to.