Introduction

Hello Steemians!
My name is Siraj Shaikh. I am from Pakistan. I am in my first semester of senior year in Civil Engineering at Kingston University, London. In this memo, I am going to tell you little bit about my background, interests, achievements and my goals.

Background
I was born in a small village called Pano Akil. Pano Akil is located about 70 kilometers south of the city of Sukkur which is 3rd largest city in Pakistan, in the state of Sindh. I spent my first 16 years of life in Pano Akil. Pano Akil is famous for Masjids, textile mills.
My everyday activities included going to school, playing cricket, watching television, and going to Masjid 5 times a day.
I spend my first 16 year of life in Pano Akil before moving here in Sukkur, Pakistan on August 23, 2002 with my family. I started going to South Side Highschool as a sophomore and was enrolled in ESL program for a year. At South Side, I focused on achieving my goals including learning English language, participating in extracurricular activities, and doing well in all my classes. In my junior year, I had joined Math club, Robotics club and also enrolled in few honor classes. Along with school, I also found a part time job at a local restaurant to help my parents financially. Moving in to a new country and settling there (here) was a huge challenge for me and my family.
Interests
I like playing Chess and Cricket. I
always enjoyed reading, writing and doing math. Growing up as a child and until now, (my adulthood) it has been mine (my) and my parents dream for me to become a Doctor or an Engineer.
----- I decided to become a Civil Engineer because I have always been fascinated by looking at the bridges, buildings, and skyscrapers.
A degree in Civil Engineering enables me to achieve my goals and also gives me an opportunity to make a difference in the community.
Achievements:
I have achieved many different goals in life. Some of my achievements are bigger than the others, which has given me greater satisfaction. The top five achievements that gave me the greatest personal satisfaction includes:

1. Being student of the month in my English class
2. Getting my first job
3. Going to college
4. Learning English language
5. Getting my driver's license
   My achievements have helped me to get ahead in life.
   Goals
   I hope to get better at technical communication this term. Five years from now, I want to become a project manager of a construction project, and technical communication is one of the most important skills that a project manager should have. As a project manager, my primary goals are managing people, set budgets, and making decisions of all kinds.