I grew up in Riyadh, the capital city of Saudi Arabia. A city with over six million people calling it home, known for its fast-paced life, maddening traffic, and huge malls. When the time came for me to go to college I wanted a different experience, I chose a college in a small quiet town in the Midwest. I had a hard time deciding on a major, so I went with Computer Science hoping that my gaming and computer knowledge would aid me in that degree. Unfortunately, it doesn’t work like that, and my first semester was miserable. During that same semester, I had to choose an elective, after scouring the list I settled on Intro to Theatre, and I fell in love. I was never embarrassed or shy performing in that class, I had the best time in the class. I made my major switch the next semester and the rest was history as they say. I performed in theaters all around Cleveland area and in its parks, all this culminated in our senior year play “Hunchback of Seville” alongside my friends and mentors. I treasure that production to this day.
