Introduction

Hello! My name is Maya I am a sophomore at Fort Lauderdale High School. I'm a competitive swimmer and swim for the team Swim Fort Lauderdale. I've been swimming for 8 years and hope to continue swimming throughout college. Although I am unsure what I would like to major in, I know I would like to attend the University of Florida. Most of my family attended the University of Florida, including my sister who is currently enrolled as a freshman.
My mother is from Germany and because most of my family still live there we visit almost every year. I love traveling to Germany not only to visit my family but to observe how unique the culture is and experience the differences in everyday life. My father was born in raised in the same city I am living in and I enjoy hearing all of the stories from his childhood to know how my city has changed in such a short amount of time. We have a dog named Oreo who is a German Shorthaired Pointer, most people mistake her for a Dalmatian because of her black and white spots. She's very active and extremely fun to play with.
I am in the Cambridge program at Fort Lauderdale High and in addition to the AICE Media Studies course, I am taking AICE European History as well as AICE English Language. Last year, I took AICE General Paper, AICE Marine science, and AICE Global Perspectives. I enjoyed taking these classes because they allowed for further analysis of the material I was learning. Furthermore, I am very interested in culinary arts and will be taking the classes offered at our school for my entire high school career. I am extremely lucky to be attending a school with such a variety of classes including the opportunity for us to take college-level classes such as AICE or AP.