Graduation Speech: Immigrant To Home

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I arrived home safely and thank you for every single kind word.
It was a great knowing you and I really appreciated your help and support during my stay in the U.S.
I already sent an official transcript to AMIDEAST, I got my degree with distinction (GPA: 3.98/4)
I'm still working on my app and hopefully will launch it in few months. Sure, we will stay in

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