My Timeline

By ismailr
  • Birth

    Birth
    I was born in Oxford, Mississippi
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    My Life

  • Moving to Egypt

    Moving to Egypt
    My parents wanted me to learn about my background ,culture and language so, they decided that it would be best for us to move back to Egypt. My parents feared that living in the U.S will make me adjust to social roles and will forget about my culture and religion
  • Starting School

    Starting School
    I went to an English International school. It was the trajectory of the rest of my life. The school brought English teachers from U.S.A, Canada, The UK and Australia. My parents wanted me to be fluent in the language so if I wanted to go back to the U.S.A, I would be able to do so.
  • Moved Schools

    Moved Schools
    The school started to go down hill so, my parents decided that it would be best to go to another school.
  • 2011 revolution

    2011 revolution
    A Major life event occurred . The whole country was in distress. A revolution broke out, I lived in Cairo so I was in the heart of the revolution. I saw people carrying weapons like firearms, swords and batons. Tanks were passing by my house and destroy the streets. It was finally met with victory to the revolution and removal of the dictator.
  • Moving To Canada

    Moving To Canada
    Me, my mom and my brother immigrated to Canada to get a better education in a safe environment. We transitioned from having almost everything we want to having nothing and starting from the bottom in a new country alone.
  • My First School In Canada

    My First School In Canada
    I started my grade 8 year at Dalewood in St. Catharines.
  • Starting School at Eden

    Starting School at Eden
    My first high school in Canada.
  • Moving to Waterloo

    Moving to Waterloo
    We moved to Waterloo because my brother went to UW so we all moved to Waterloo and I went to a school called Bluevale.
  • Moving Back to St Catharines

    Moving Back to St Catharines
    Me and My mom moved back to St Catherines as she has a job here. So, I am back at Eden