The Schutz American School Students' Newspaper
Vol. II, Issue No. 6, June 2010

الخميس، 15 يناير 2009

Little Miss Engagée

Schutz Has its Very Own Bride-to-Be

Heba El Sahn

People say that teenagers nowadays are less and less interested in the important issues of life, and instead fill up their heads with meaningless gossip. Well, obviously, they have not met Alaa El Damaty! Whether the discussion is about politics, history, religion, or anything at all Alaa always has something to say.

Alaa El Damaty has always been a little bit mature for her age. As a little girl, she used to spend her time conversing with adults about politics and matters of business. Alaa has attended Schutz since third grade. She states that being at this school made her a more open-minded intellectual.

Known for being talkative and always fighting for what she believes is right, Alaa is sure that a career in politics will be the way to go. She states “Such a career will allow me to express myself and give me a chance to represent the people and affect change." She will probably go to the American University in Cairo for some time and then transfer to a college in Boston. This midway transfer is because Alaa wants to support and live with her husband to-be, Marwan Moussa, who will pursue his studies in Boston.

With this little piece of information, the course of the interview changed considerably. The topic discussed now of course was her fiancé Marwan, whom she got engaged to this year on October 5th. When asked about how he affected her, Alaa replied with a blush and a shy smile, "Marwan is my backbone that supports me. He is always pushing me to become a better person."
While most seniors find the prospect of succeeding in college overwhelming, Alaa raised the bar to a whole new level. She is planning to attend college, get married, and change the world all at the same time. One would think that the load would intimidate Alaa even a little bit, but instead she simply refers to her favorite quote saying, “Impossible is nothing.”

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