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1) If you could change something from your childhood what would it be?
- I would work harder for what I wanted to achieve. My parents have always supported me in my endeavors. They were never helicopter parents. They trusted that I do things on my own, knowing that they raised me properly. As a result, I was never pushed. High school was a joke, as was everything before it. Don’t get me wrong, my HS was tough, but I never pushed myself. I was content with being no. 11 of 490. I never had the drive. Now in college, I have seen the fruits of my work and am ultimately disappointed with the outcome.
2) What 5 books would you recommend that I read in the next year?
-Knowing you, I know you would never get around to actually reading this list, but sure, I’ll play.
- The Looming Tower: Al-Qaeda and the Road to 9/11 - I read this book over winter break. I picked it up in Washington on my way out and it was a very, very god read. It sheds a light on the complexity of the situation, how the US was involved, and how our subsequent actions have radicalized an otherwise apathetic majority. Its actually quite depressing for that reason.
- How Soccer Explains the World: An Unlikely Theory of Globalization - Its an interesting read. I got it over the summer and thoroughly enjoyed it. I didn’t realize how intertwined the game is in some of these places.
-Clive Cussler- Anything by him is pretty decent. He is one of my favorite easy reads. The stories can be a bit formulaic, but if I want a quick vacation, his books are the best.
-Red Rabbit- Tom Clancy is one of my favorite fiction authors cause he packs so much detail in his books. I think your dad and I discussed this book. Either way, its one of my favorite books. I’ve read this book twice and if it wasn’t for the size, I would read it again.
-The Cairo Trilogy - Since you like reading/learning about other cultures, this is a good intro (besides myself) into Arab culture. It is a bit of a beast to tackle, being over 1000 pages, but it was one of the most rich books I’ve ever read.
3) If the trustee's elected you as the next president of IU, what would you do(for my own interest you want the job and accept it - the question is how would you change IU, or would you)?
-I would do a lot to change this school. 1-IU has too much bureaucracy. 2-IU has way too low standards. 3-IU needs to renovate many of its most heavily used areas to accommodate its student population. 4-Push for more student involvement in administration. 5-Fix the parking situation on campus. 6-make dorms optional.
4) It's may 6th(the day after graduation) and you find you that you only have two months to live, what do you do?
- Its actually surprisingly simple. I haven’t lived long enough for me to have this long list of things I would like to do. If I only had two months to live, I would visit a few specific people to say goodbye, then I would go to Syria to die. If its definite, then I am content to die. And I would want to die there.
5.) If you actually had to serve in the syrian army, how do you think that you would handle it? What if your service didn't involve anything medical?
- I know myself well enough to know that I would hate it, but it would make me a better person. My father claims that the worst years of his life were those years, and that was part of his reasoning in paying 15k each for my and my brother to avoid that fate. While I know that it would invalidate my US citizenship if I was to serve, that wouldn’t be the concern for me. In the end, I think if I had to do it, I would do it and try to learn/gain as much from the experience as possible. Discipline and humility, those are the gifts you get for serving. I think I need those things. While I want to do something medical in my future, I doubt that it would affect my outlook if I had to serve and couldn’t do anything medically related. I am not a doctor just yet.
- I would work harder for what I wanted to achieve. My parents have always supported me in my endeavors. They were never helicopter parents. They trusted that I do things on my own, knowing that they raised me properly. As a result, I was never pushed. High school was a joke, as was everything before it. Don’t get me wrong, my HS was tough, but I never pushed myself. I was content with being no. 11 of 490. I never had the drive. Now in college, I have seen the fruits of my work and am ultimately disappointed with the outcome.
2) What 5 books would you recommend that I read in the next year?
-Knowing you, I know you would never get around to actually reading this list, but sure, I’ll play.
- The Looming Tower: Al-Qaeda and the Road to 9/11 - I read this book over winter break. I picked it up in Washington on my way out and it was a very, very god read. It sheds a light on the complexity of the situation, how the US was involved, and how our subsequent actions have radicalized an otherwise apathetic majority. Its actually quite depressing for that reason.
- How Soccer Explains the World: An Unlikely Theory of Globalization - Its an interesting read. I got it over the summer and thoroughly enjoyed it. I didn’t realize how intertwined the game is in some of these places.
-Clive Cussler- Anything by him is pretty decent. He is one of my favorite easy reads. The stories can be a bit formulaic, but if I want a quick vacation, his books are the best.
-Red Rabbit- Tom Clancy is one of my favorite fiction authors cause he packs so much detail in his books. I think your dad and I discussed this book. Either way, its one of my favorite books. I’ve read this book twice and if it wasn’t for the size, I would read it again.
-The Cairo Trilogy - Since you like reading/learning about other cultures, this is a good intro (besides myself) into Arab culture. It is a bit of a beast to tackle, being over 1000 pages, but it was one of the most rich books I’ve ever read.
3) If the trustee's elected you as the next president of IU, what would you do(for my own interest you want the job and accept it - the question is how would you change IU, or would you)?
-I would do a lot to change this school. 1-IU has too much bureaucracy. 2-IU has way too low standards. 3-IU needs to renovate many of its most heavily used areas to accommodate its student population. 4-Push for more student involvement in administration. 5-Fix the parking situation on campus. 6-make dorms optional.
4) It's may 6th(the day after graduation) and you find you that you only have two months to live, what do you do?
- Its actually surprisingly simple. I haven’t lived long enough for me to have this long list of things I would like to do. If I only had two months to live, I would visit a few specific people to say goodbye, then I would go to Syria to die. If its definite, then I am content to die. And I would want to die there.
5.) If you actually had to serve in the syrian army, how do you think that you would handle it? What if your service didn't involve anything medical?
- I know myself well enough to know that I would hate it, but it would make me a better person. My father claims that the worst years of his life were those years, and that was part of his reasoning in paying 15k each for my and my brother to avoid that fate. While I know that it would invalidate my US citizenship if I was to serve, that wouldn’t be the concern for me. In the end, I think if I had to do it, I would do it and try to learn/gain as much from the experience as possible. Discipline and humility, those are the gifts you get for serving. I think I need those things. While I want to do something medical in my future, I doubt that it would affect my outlook if I had to serve and couldn’t do anything medically related. I am not a doctor just yet.