Michelle CP #5

Mohammad and I discussed our plans for when our sessions with CIES were to be completed. I mentioned my trip to Europe (7 weeks, 6 countries)  which he seemed to find interesting. He was definitely skeptical about me going on this 7 week trip by myself. He mentioned that he had traveled to Europe in the past, but with family, and only to a few countries I am happen to be going to on my trip. Although we came to the conclusion that Americans and people from Kuwait celebrate graduation differently, both cultures value education and related accomplishments. His father works for the Kuwait government and has a prominent role. Mohammad mentioned he doesn’t see himself following a similar path, and instead would like to pursue a field within engineering.

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