User:Nasirpathos

My name is Abdul Nasir Barich; I was born in 1991 in Pakistan in very big family, which is called Barich. Our family members are my mother, father, sisters and brothers. We immigrated to Pakistan during Mujahidin regime. When I was a child, unfortunately, I did not go to school until I was eight years old. After a few years of living as in migrant in Pakistan I was admitted in to public school. The reason that I started studying in government funded schools was that we were weak financially and my family was not able to support my study in private schools. In addition, when I started studying I was very interested and enjoyed going to school. In the first grade of school I got second position. In the second and third year of my school I got the first position because my grades were all “A”s; as well as one award in third grade from the principle of that school. I was happy at that moment when I received an award from my lecturer. When I went home my parents were also happy about that and they really motivated me and appreciated that. However, at the end of the fourth grade, I left my school because my parents decided to come back to Afghanistan. I came to Kandahar in 2004, which is one of the largest provinces of Afghanistan. When we came back to own country my parents sent me to public school, namely Ahmad Shah Baba High School. I began with fourth grade, which was too difficult for me because of changes of places, or environment and languages. On one hand, changes of school language in writing and reading, on the other hand changes of environment, those all effect on my study and capability that I had before. In this school I studied from fourth till tenth grade, but I never got first position. The reason that I did not get good grades in this school was unfamiliarity with the system and methodology that professors were using in Afghan schools. Interestingly, the first time when I resumed my studies in Afghan schools from fourth grade I was a very lazy student both in reading and writing. As result, Afghan schools were boring for me in the first year. After studying one grade in Ahmad Shah Baba High School, I gradually got familiar with environment and school system. Moreover, in 2005, a very interesting thing which really encouraged me was getting admission in English and computer courses. These courses changed my entire life (I learned how to use computer, interested and talk in international language, English). During this time my family motivated me to study hard and for this purpose they bought me a desktop computer which was expensive at that time. In addition to school, I was also playing cricket which was good entertainment and pleasure (awkward). When I was in high school, the subjects that were difficult for me were physics, biology and chemistry. Ultimately, I successfully completed my school till 10th grade in Kandahar province. Due to some security and other problem in Kandahar province, we decided to come to Kabul. Then I got admission in a public school, Habibia. Again the problem that I faced in Habibia High School was a lack of understanding in regards to the method and language of teaching. Often time in Kabul City, people speak Persian, which I was not able to understand; however, I was not bored for long. I learned to speak Persian and fortunately I completed high school in Kabul. In addition, when I graduated from school I was thinking where I should study my bachelor or higher undergraduate studies. After a few days, I got information about The American University of Afghanistan. Thus, I preferred American University of Afghanistan (AUAF). First time when I took TOFEL test I got 439 marks, and no contractions enough for undergraduate study (UG). So I started Foundation Study Program (FSP), it was pretty good for me because I was not familiar with comparison or cause and effects essays. Then, I learned how to write different types of essays. Also, I learned how to prepare a presentation. In conclusion, having difficult time in Pakistan as in migrant and studying in different provinces I finally came to get admission in internationally recognizable university which is AUAF. I strongly believe that I will learn many new things and gain knowledge about modern world. Also, by studying in this university, I will have a bright future.