...about her

Dear fellow teenagers;

I’d just like to give you a general picture of who I am. I am a typical teenager who if it weren’t for my mother, would be lost in this world doing who knows what. And if it weren’t for my father, I’d be in South America dreaming to go back to live in the States. I imagine you’ve got tons of questions.

I was born in Valencia, Carabobo (Venezuela, South America) but moved to Caracas, Venezuela when I was about 2 years old. Then I started moving back and forth from Venezuela to Harrisburg, Pennsylvania mostly. I moved back to Caracas permanently, in 2001 or at least I thought I had. However, life had more changes in store for me. After a while I moved to Palm Bay, Florida and now I’m in Bangkok, Thailand as my dad got the opportunity to be the project manager and advisor of the New International Airport of Bangkok.  I have been in Thailand for the past five years and hope to remain here for many years to come.

I am currently studying at the American School of Bangkok, I have been there since in came to Bangkok, I am now in my junior year and looking forward to graduating from the school that taught me loads of things. I have been working on the ASB Times (a monthly newspaper) since year 2002 (I was in grade 8 at the time) I have risen in rank working all of those years and I am currently the assistant editor of the ASB Times.

I plan to go to college her in Bangkok if I don't get a scholarship to go abroad, but for the mean time the plan is to go to college here for my bachelors and masters degree in computer science engineering and programming and then go abroad for my PhD.

People assume I want to make a living out of writing, but the truth is that writing is just a hobby for me, my real dream lies far ahead in the world of technology were I shall follow my father's career path into what I love most. As I inform people that 'my thing' is actually engineering they never fail to ask: "Then, why did you write the book Rough Times Of A Teen For Teens?" and the answer to the keys lies in my urge to let teens know that they aren't alone that there is worst stuff out there and that they should be aware and if they are then how to overcome these tricky obstacles of life.

Sincerely;

Sasha Smaili