Marcello
Marcello, a 15 year old student studying in Shanghai China for four years, has many passions and goals in life. Born in the United States of America, Marcello is half Polish and half American. He can speak both Polish and English and he is learning Mandarin Chinese. He dreams to one day become a professional swimmer and to maybe make it into the Olympics. Marcello has done a good amount of community service in the last few years such as volunteering for school events or picking up trash. His ideal job would be probably be something science or tech related but he is still unsure. In the near future he hopes to get into a good collage and keep swimming.
Khoi
Khoi is 15 years old. He is French, born in Hong Kong and is originally from Vietnam. Since he was born, he has always traveled and has lived in different places such as Hong Kong, Guangzhou, Shanghai, and Ho Chi Minh City. Amusingly, Khoi has never lived in France, except for winter and summer holidays. Out of 15 years, he lived 5 years in Vietnam and 10 years in China! During his stay in Vietnam, he had the opportunity to help disabled children by giving them clothes, books, and toys. Khoi has a couple of hobbies. He likes to swim, dance, and has a lot of interest in anything related to technology. However, his favorite remains competitive swimming. In the future, Khoi wants to learn in business management. He hopes to work internationally as he can speak French, English, Chinese and Vietnamese. Alternately, he could consider swimming for his country.
Edward
Edward is a 14 year old student attending SCIS. He has a multi-cultural background as he was born in Singapore but grew up in Australia. Edward can speak two languages, English and Chinese, as well as one dialect, Cantonese. He has lived in various parts of the world such as Australia, Singapore, and is currently living in China. During his stay in Singapore, he was active about community service. Edward went to an orphanage overseas and helped paint houses, pick up trash, and donate clothes. He likes to swim, play soccer, play guitar and enjoys any First Person Shooter. Coming from a strong background of swimmers, Edward one day hopes to swim for his country. He is ready to take on and overcome any challenge he faces and strives for a promising future.
Jacob
Jacob is fifteen years old and is a 9th grade student at Shanghai Community International School. Jacob was born in Sweden but has now lived four years in China. His hobbies are all kind of sports but particularly swimming. Jacob is a member of the SCIS Swim Team. Jacob wants to study engineering or medicine at the University in a couple of years, and he likes mathematics and programming. Jacob is looking forward to work with his group in Doors to diplomacy and learn more about the world.