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School/Institution: Clayton State University
Major/minor: Biology
Giving back:
I serve as a secretary for PASAD, Inc. ( Projet d'Appui a la Sante et au Developpement), a nonprofit organization created to provide medical aid to the less fortunate in Africa.
Five-Year Aspirational Plan: I plan to have completed my education and be working in my career field. I also plan to have established a non-profit organization aimed at uniting Africans residing in the US to help our brothers and sisters here in need and back home.
Country you are representing: Togo.
Platform: I want to raise awareness to unite Africans living in the US for the main purpose of helping Africans here in need and back home.
Contestant Ayaba d'Almeida from Togo.
UGPulse: Is it a rule for you NOT to make the first move on a guy? Or are you the type that goes for what they want?
In the century that we live in most people don't find anything wrong or have any problems with a girl making the first move on a guy. However, as an old school girl, I firmly think that it is the duty of a man to make the first move on a woman. Now that the first step is accomplished, the woman can then give signs of interest to the man in response to the move.
In case I happen to find interest in a guy, I can show it to him through smiling, flirtation or giving him extra attention. This can make him pull the first move and also feel a bit comfortable if he is interested in me as well. Women like to be chased after for the most part. Men tend to chase after women. I believe that these duties should be kept separate and each gender should play their role accordingly.
UGPulse: Do you Tweet or Facebook? Are you addicted? How are you able to avoid getting addicted to these increasing numbers of social tools?
I use Facebook and I am not addicted. I mostly find myself browsing through Facebook when I am bored or want to kill time. I also use it as a means to reconnect with old friends, meet new ones and keep in touch with them. I use it as a tool to advertise. Facebook helps me organize and invite friends to an event whether planned by me or someone else.
I am able to avoid getting addicted to the increasing numbers of social tools by keeping up with only Facebook. I don't use other sites like myspace, twitter and a bunch of other ones. Even within Facebook, there are so many applications that will always take up time and have you check them on an overwhelming basis. However, I strongly agree that time management can also help with the addiction, as well as self control.
UGPulse: How has our first African American president, President Barack Obama, disappointed you? I have not been disappointed by President Barrack Obama. Rather, I have been impressed by what he has done so far and will do in the future. I have no doubt that he came to the presidency with a positive mind and goal to help restructure America, especially in the healthcare, educational, and economic fields.
Recently he was successful in passing the monumental healthcare reform bill. He has also done a decent job with trying to improve the economy. He was also awarded the Nobel prize for peace which is very impressive since he has only been in office for one year.
UGPulse: If you were evicted from the United States and had to live in an African city, apart from any city in the country you are representing, which African city would you decide to move to and why? I would decide to move to a city where I have family members. In case I don't have any family members residing anywhere in Africa, I will move to a city where I have connections or friends in order to seek help and get guidance as to what to do when the need arises.
In the case I don't have any connections and friends in any African cities and had to pick a city, I would move to a city near my home country like Accra or Cotonou in order to feel closer to home. However, if I were to be put in any city in Africa and not given the luxury to live wherever I want, I believe I should not have any issues. As a great advocate of solidarity and a product of Africa, I believe that I should be able to live in any city whether developed or underdeveloped.
Contestant Ayaba d'Almeida from Togo.
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