Well, the time that I remember, I was really proud of myself. It’s about 15 years ago when I get an excellent degree in my secondary school. I get about 95% actually. That was a big surprise for all my friends and for all my classmates because of that I was, all the time, all the air, I was in charge of responsible of my family and I work all the air all the year beside my study. So it was a good result of me because it enabled me to get a scholarship to study abroad which is at that time rarely someone can find scholarships sponsored by EU countries or like a shivering scholarship or something like that. So it’s represented a breakthrough for me at that time. And now after 15 years ago, I still remember that happiness and that go. And the happiness that I make for my family and all my relatives and all my friends who they are. In a nutshell, it’s become a, it’s from the turning point in my life. It’s eventually transferred me from Yemen to England to study in the most famous university in England, Oxford actually. So now I’m proud of myself for that’s a hard work hard workout.
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Well, the time that I remember when I was really proud of myself was about 15 years ago when I received an excellent degree in my secondary school. I got about 95%, actually. That was a big surprise for all my friends and classmates. Because of that, I was always in charge and responsible for my family, and I worked all year alongside my studies. So it was a good result for me because it enabled me to get a scholarship to study abroad, which at that time was rarely available, especially scholarships sponsored by EU countries or something like that. So it represented a breakthrough for me at that time. Now, after 15 years, I still remember that happiness and the joy I brought to my family, relatives, and friends. In a nutshell, it became a turning point in my life. It eventually transferred me from Yemen to England to study at the most famous university in England, Oxford, actually. So now I'm proud of myself for that hard work and dedication.
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