Introduction

Hi! my name is Moe and I'm an international student living in Seattle. I moved to Seattle in December of 2013 and it's been an amazing experience so far. I come from Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, which is, not surprisingly, warmer and dryer than Seattle. Riyadh is the capital city of Saudi Arabia and so it's the busiest; don't get me started on the traffic jams.

I'm the 4th child in a big family consisting of 5 boys, 5 girls and 2 loving parents. I believe I'm really blessed being a part of a big family. It never gets dull living in a lively home like ours. Back home, I spend my weekends having late dinners with my brothers, early breakfasts with my parents and just being surrounded by loving souls. 

In my country, I worked as a Software Engineer for more than 5 years. I graduated with honors from college with a Bachelor's degree in Information Systems from KSU, Saudi Arabia's largest university. Here in the US, I plan to continue studying in my field. The US has a lot of great schools that provide top graduate programs in my field. I'm lucky to have the opportunity to continue working on my education here.

In my spare time, I'm a gamer, a podcaster and a Japanese content consumer. I have played video games most of my life and it's one of the things I'm most passionate about. Podcasting is a really interesting way of sharing thoughts and ideas in the internet. I't a radio show for the internet era. I worked in podcasts for more than 3 years as a host and a producer. As for Japan, the Japanese culture is one of the cultures I'm most interested in. Growing up with Japanese video games and anime helped grow that interest in me. I've already traveled there twice and I plan to go there many more times.