Part 1- Bio
Provide your readers with a little background about you.
Hello! 😁 My name is Abhay Narayanan and I am a 11th Grade student at Raha International School, Abu Dhabi. I am an Indian national and presently reside in the United Arab Emirates, and have been here for close to 3 years. I am starting to getting used to calling Abu Dhabi home!
What are your interests? What do you care about?
As a 16 year old boy, I have several interests and hobbies, not all of which are centered around academics. I am a person who is very interested in sports such as tennis and basketball. I like these mainly because they give me a chance to not have to think of anything else, and simply immerse myself in the moment. That is not to say, however, that I take no interest in academics. Among my subjects, I am very interested in Mathematics and the sciences (especially physics and chemistry). The reasons for that are mainly because I often relish a challenge and love to find myself finally triumph of over an obstacle.
What role does language have in your life?
Language plays a massive and incredibly significant role in any person, regardless of their culture, upbringing or environment. This is because humans as a species tend to interact with each other to a large degree very frequently. Without language --a systematic common means of conveying messages to one another--, we would be able to do nothing of the sort. Anything that we tried to convey to others would be meaningless blather, a waste of time and effort. In my life, language plays an incredibly pivotal role for I rely on it to speak to others regarding any topic: large or small.
Have you ever felt excluded due to language barriers?
I have felt excluded due to language barriers on several occasions. This is especially true when I speak to any other people of Indian identity. India, being a very diverse country, has a huge number of different languages spoken all over the country (880, to be exact). Thus, whenever people travel from one state to another, they end up being an environment where the people speak different tongues. Thus, when being a guest in another area, or being among people from a different region, we are often ignorant of their language. This has happened several times, even when interacting with fellow Indians. I am unable to speak their tongue and they are unable to speak mine, which makes it difficult to strike up conversation. If they were to find another of their kind, they would instantly warm up to them. This makes me regret that we do not share a common tongue.
Provide your readers with a little background about you.
Hello! 😁 My name is Abhay Narayanan and I am a 11th Grade student at Raha International School, Abu Dhabi. I am an Indian national and presently reside in the United Arab Emirates, and have been here for close to 3 years. I am starting to getting used to calling Abu Dhabi home!
What are your interests? What do you care about?
As a 16 year old boy, I have several interests and hobbies, not all of which are centered around academics. I am a person who is very interested in sports such as tennis and basketball. I like these mainly because they give me a chance to not have to think of anything else, and simply immerse myself in the moment. That is not to say, however, that I take no interest in academics. Among my subjects, I am very interested in Mathematics and the sciences (especially physics and chemistry). The reasons for that are mainly because I often relish a challenge and love to find myself finally triumph of over an obstacle.
What role does language have in your life?
Language plays a massive and incredibly significant role in any person, regardless of their culture, upbringing or environment. This is because humans as a species tend to interact with each other to a large degree very frequently. Without language --a systematic common means of conveying messages to one another--, we would be able to do nothing of the sort. Anything that we tried to convey to others would be meaningless blather, a waste of time and effort. In my life, language plays an incredibly pivotal role for I rely on it to speak to others regarding any topic: large or small.
Have you ever felt excluded due to language barriers?
I have felt excluded due to language barriers on several occasions. This is especially true when I speak to any other people of Indian identity. India, being a very diverse country, has a huge number of different languages spoken all over the country (880, to be exact). Thus, whenever people travel from one state to another, they end up being an environment where the people speak different tongues. Thus, when being a guest in another area, or being among people from a different region, we are often ignorant of their language. This has happened several times, even when interacting with fellow Indians. I am unable to speak their tongue and they are unable to speak mine, which makes it difficult to strike up conversation. If they were to find another of their kind, they would instantly warm up to them. This makes me regret that we do not share a common tongue.
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