Kuwait

Alia Ebraheem, 16, Kuwait

Hi, my name is Alia Ebraheem and I'm 16 years old. I'm half Kuwaiti and half American. I live all the way over in the small country of Kuwait. For those who know Kuwait, way to go, and for those who don't, I don't blame you. Kuwait is basically known for its oil production, and that's why there was a war fought between Kuwait and Iraq, a.k.a. the Gulf War. I guess you could say that's how Kuwait's mainly known.

So anyway, I'd like to give a brief example of a day in my life in Kuwait. On an average, normal day, I wake up at seven (don't ask me why, I'm an early bird), and I don't actually get off the bed until half an hour later. A normal routine! So, I go to an American private school, because it offers a better education and offers both Arabic (the native language) and English classes. I have to wear a uniform, which basically isn't my idea of getting dressed for school, but hey, I don't make the rules. So I'm off to school, and I take a taxi, seeing how my mom usually is really lazy and doesn't bother to take me to school (I don't drive -- the legal driving age here is 18). So, besides almost getting killed on the way to school by the cab driver, I manage to make it there.