Who are you?

That’s a complicated question, and I’m not in a philosophical mood right now, so I’m just gonna give the basics. I’m a freshman at UNC Chapel Hill. I grew up in Winston-Salem, NC and lived in the same house for all 18 years of my life there. I have four siblings—three sisters and a brother. Shira is 17, Gabrielle is 15, Maris is 13, and Ari is almost 10; that’s right, the four of us girls were born in five years. Which brings me to my next point…my parents are awesome. I don’t really need to elaborate on that point, other than to say I think they are two of the most incredible people I’ve ever known. So back to me…I’m basically undecided as far as a major goes. I came in thinking Chem, but now I’m thinking Spanish with a minor in Arabic. But honestly, who knows? Fortunately, I don’t have to for a while. Okay, on to my last point, even though he drives me crazy, I have an awesome boyfriend. I love you Brettly! Okay, well that’s a pretty short and not-too-informative blurb about me but you can find out more if you keep reading.

انا اسمي ليا و احب اللغة العربية

Favorites.


Honestly, I really don't have one favorite, but here are some links to some of the ones to which I listen. Little side note...Naji is an Arab singer and Thalia is a Spanish one. I included sample songs where I could.

http://www.purevolume.com/davidmikush~Dance in the Rain.

http://www.iuma.com/IUMA/Bands/Hilal,_Naji/

http://www.thalia.com/index.php

Movies.

I've recently diagnosed myself as a huge Johnny Depp fan, so here are links to reviews/information on my favorite movies of his.



I'm really into water sports--swimming, water skiing, and sailing. I love the water! I also like to snow ski; my parents have spoiled me by taking me out to Colorado, to ski for a week, almost every year since I was 5. As far as hobbies go, I just learned how to knit, but I think it's something that will become a lifelong interest. I'm also a big fan of my aquarium, and I love buying new fish or decorations to add to it.

Links.

A little explanation for each may be necessary so you got one.

  http://www.weather.com
Okay, so I like to check the forecast every morning and since our room is lacking cable...this is the way to go.

http://www.languageguide.org/arabic/  
This is a link my Arabic teacher gave us to learn some new vocab. I really haven't learned that much, but when I need  a good laugh I click on the funny-looking cartoon man in the body parts section. (Don't worry...he's wearing underwear.)

http://www.freetranslation.com/  
This site's not great, but sometimes when I'm too lazy to get out my Spanish/English dictionary it comes in handy.

http://www.onlineconversion.com/  
I don't know about you, but in my opinion, trying to figure out metric conversions is a big pain. This site is awesome and can convert almost every kind of unit to another kind of unit.

http://www.aquariumfish.net/
And finally, I have a 10-gallon aquarium with tropical fish so I use this site to find out more about the ones I have and see if there's anything new and interesting to add.

Awww aren't we cute? This is me with my sisters and brother in Oregon.
(Left to right: Ari, Me, Maris, Shira, Gabrielle.)

  It's a family tradition to have our picture taken here at Mt. Rushmore.
(Left to right: Dad, Me, Ari, Mom, Maris, Gabrielle, Shira.)

Christina (my roommate) with me in front of my desk in our room.

You can see part of my aquarium too!

This is me with Brett, the first, and hopefully last, true love of my life.

He is so cute!