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Explore the fascinating life of Mr. Afram, a bi-cultural individual of Egyptian and English heritage, from growing up in Yorba Linda to teaching and traveling the world. Get to know his family, education, hobbies, and experiences in Latin America and Asia.
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All About Afram Or, Everything You Ever Wanted to Learn About Mr. Afram ktla.com
Birthplace mormonhair.tumblr.com Afram grew up in the Orange County town of Yorba Linda. Yorba Linda is known for three things: Richard Nixon, Marcus Mumford (of Mumford and Sons), and horses. Nixon’s resignation in ‘74 pets4u.info www.justjared.com
en.wikipedia.org Family, Part I en.wikipedia.org Afram’s family is bi-cultural, both Egyptian and English. His father was from Egypt, and his mother was born in LA of Canadian parents. Newspaper--1986 1981
Family, Part II Afram is one of four kids. Here we are: Afram also has five nephews and nieces. Here are two of ‘em: Daniel, Vickie, Andrew, and Mark Laura, age 4 Sarah, age 8
High School www.thefullwiki.org Afram attended El Dorado High School, which is a National Blue Ribbon School (similar to SP). He attempted to balance academics and social activities. 1994 Prom Court
College Afram attended UC Berkeley and graduated with a degree in English Literature. He initially enrolled as an architecture student, but he later transferred to English. Graduation from Cal, 1999
Teaching Afram has taught at five schools: lapropertysolutions.com http://spms.spusd.net/ South Pasadena MS La Cañada HS en.wikipedia.org www.marymountcalifornia.edu Marymount California University Los Gatos HS
Travel www.gogobot.com Afram has spent time in Latin America and in Asia. In high school, he volunteered in Bolivia for five weeks. As a college student, he taught in China for two summers. Santa Cruz, Bolivia Great Wall of China
Hobbies On his free time, Afram loves to run, eat, and explore LA. Several years ago, he ran the Long Beach Marathon, and he loves doing races during the year. Running a 10k in LA’s Griffith Park A Texas-sized meal
My Summahhh, Part I Afram spent the part of his summer hanging with family and seeing old friends. Weekly horseback riding lessons College roommates gone wild Nancy, Jason, and Trevor visiting SoCal
My Summahhh, Part II Afram stayed in the Bay Area for a month and dedicated himself to writing a short novel. At this rate, he’ll probably finish in three years! Sometimes, writing is painful Just a short jog from the house… Anarchist bookstore near the house!
My Summahhh, Part III freakonomics.com offtheshelf.com www.goodreads.com Finally, Afram read a few books… And he attended a few protests! www.npr.org Protests for gun control, anti-homophobic behavior, and racial equality
In Closing… Enough of the third person! I really enjoy teaching, and I will do my best to make English enjoyable, relevant, and interesting. I look forward to what the year holds! So gangsta