Ayman Abdelalhaleem has a gap between his teeth but the confidence of ten men combined. He can debate for hours without losing his breath but throw a quick question that demands a response starting with an “A” at the start of and it will stump him. He can take time out of his day to help others no matter how big or small the task is. Brightening people’s days is somewhat of a specialty of his. He can take a situation and ultimately find something to laugh about.
From a young age, Ayman had to learned to handle delicate situations, “My brother had a heart transplant when I was 2 years old causing me to learn how to handle situations properly” During his younger years he would go to judo classes filled with adults. Not because he was merely watching, but because his instructor was impressed by his progress and the fact that he obtained a black belt at age 8, he felt that Ayman could handle himself in a class of supposed more skill opponents. Fear was …show more content…
“That was a time in my life that I struggled”, he says. “I wasn’t even able to communicate to my cousins because there was a language barrier.” Since he was only 10 years old when he moved to Brazil, he was able to slowly adapt and learn Portuguese with time. While in Brazil, he decided to take charge in participating in the community, “Oh yeah I forgot, you wanted to join boy scouts when you were younger”, his mother says. At the age of 12 he formed a group within his school called “Group of Teens” which is a community service group designed to help clean up the surrounding community. “Yeah after I made that group other schools started created the same type of groups. It was like I was one of the founders of an organization almost”, he says. A year later, the school nominated Ayman the school representative and sent him to participate in board meetings talking about the education system in middle
From a young age, Ayman had to learned to handle delicate situations, “My brother had a heart transplant when I was 2 years old causing me to learn how to handle situations properly” During his younger years he would go to judo classes filled with adults. Not because he was merely watching, but because his instructor was impressed by his progress and the fact that he obtained a black belt at age 8, he felt that Ayman could handle himself in a class of supposed more skill opponents. Fear was …show more content…
“That was a time in my life that I struggled”, he says. “I wasn’t even able to communicate to my cousins because there was a language barrier.” Since he was only 10 years old when he moved to Brazil, he was able to slowly adapt and learn Portuguese with time. While in Brazil, he decided to take charge in participating in the community, “Oh yeah I forgot, you wanted to join boy scouts when you were younger”, his mother says. At the age of 12 he formed a group within his school called “Group of Teens” which is a community service group designed to help clean up the surrounding community. “Yeah after I made that group other schools started created the same type of groups. It was like I was one of the founders of an organization almost”, he says. A year later, the school nominated Ayman the school representative and sent him to participate in board meetings talking about the education system in middle