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To start everything in this bag means the world to me. I have 5 items: My TCU Community Scholar Program certificate, kenya bracelet, PS5 controller, Camera, last but not least an image of me and Bae Reh.

● TCU Community Scholars is a program that offers a full-ride to student leaders from 13 majority-minority Dallas-Fort Worth high schools. Their four-year scholarship includes a supportive residential experience and opportunities to study abroad. I was given this gift from God through a rigorous process. That included 2 essays one for admission another one for the community scholar program. Not to mention 3 interviews after that having to wait for 3 whole months of anticipation. To know whether I got it or not. This took a great deal of perseverance and consistency. But I’ll say the true beauty of it is that I learned alot about myself and what my ambitions/goals are in life. For instance For the longest time, I have always dreamt of making a significant impact in my community. Values such as love and concern for other people have always been my driving force in life. I have always believed that the world has an endless string of possibilities if only we were bold enough to explore. The Community Scholar program at TCU will be one such possibility. It will be a golden chance to enhance my entrepreneurial skills and, in the long run, use them to change the business culture in my community. The fact that TCU hosts students from different walks of life will be a good thing for my exposure. I deliberately plan to share from the perspectives of students from other parts of the world and, in the process, broaden my understanding of different aspects of business and life in general. I will then carry my knowledge and experience back to the community with the hope of convincing them that there is always a different way of doing and managing a business. I hope to improve the entrepreneurial capacity within my community. People will be better at running their businesses, and naturally the living standards will improve.

● My kenya bracelets have huge values in life. It is a constant reminder of where I come from and the struggles of getting to america. I wasn't like your average child for the most part of my life. I have been exposed to discrimination and oppression for who I am as Somali Bantu. I was born in Kenya, but my family immigrated to the United States in august 2004. At that time, I was three years old, but I'll admit that it is challenging to be a Somali Bantu in any part of the world due to lifestyle differences. I consider living in the United States as a clear blessing. Most importantly, my grandmother gave it to me when I was a kid before she passed. When I wear the bracelet I can feel her presence like she is standing right next to me.

● I am a huge gamer. I grew up playing games at a young age. The PS5 controller symbolizes my love for the game that I always come back to at the end of the day. When I feel like I need to escape the world I hop on the game.

● Photography was something that was a longtime coming. I had this passion of starting my photography Business back in middle school. Which I am now fully inserting and devoted to. I have this vision of making pictures come to life and tell a story. Being at TCU will help me to get on my feet and have my business flourishing through the TCU community.

● That image of me and my friends follows me wherever I go. Not many people know this but bae reh played a huge factor in me coming to TCU. We had gone through the community scholars process together and he kept me going every step of the way. When I thought of giving up he was right there. Let alone till this day he still pushes me to continue college and see it through to the end. In life there aren't many people you can call true friends but Bae Reh in my eyes is that friend.