Biography
Posted by Theodore Bisserbe on April 8th, 2010
Hello my name is Theodore Bisserbe. I am a 4th year student at University of Ottawa; I am currently finishing a baccalaureat in Sociology with a minor in Globalization. I am originally from France; I was born in Paris, June 20 1988. I have lived in Meudon (a little town near Paris) for 14 years. I moved to Canada, November 2nd 2002, to go live in Ottawa with my family. I have studied in a French high school in Ottawa, the Lycee Claudel, for 5 years. I received a French high school diploma in 2007, when I finished high school.
During those first 5 years in Canada, I have done one summer (2005) as a volunteer at the Royal Ottawa Hospital, where I’ve worked at the hospital café, where I’ve learned to speak English. In 2007, I applied to the University of Ottawa, for a baccalaureat in General Arts; I was accepted in 2nd year, because I already had credits for the 1st year with my classes at Lycee Claudel. After my first year, I have decided to change my baccalaureat in General Arts into a baccalaureat in Sociology with a minor in Globalization. Since, I’ve switched programs; I really enjoy my classes in University. I got more involve in volunteers activities, especially at the International House ( a club made for international students, to make sure that they are well integrated and also who’s organizing activities that promote multiculturalism and promote other cultures), and with the student federation, to help out to organize events and to make sure that everybody has a good and safe time. I’ve also worked during the summer in 2008 and 2009, at University of Ottawa, for Info Service (where I was helping first year’s student to register for their classes, to pay their fees and get there student’s cards or their student’s bus pass).
I’ve learned a lot in University, with the classes I took, but also during my volunteer’s hours and my working hours and also by meeting new people in classes, around the campus, during events organized by the University. I choose to go to do an internship in Vietnam this summer, to explore a part of the world that I don’t know. I want to explore a country different from where I lived before, to find a new way of living and to learn about a new culture, a new way of seeing the world. Also to be able to share my knowledge with others and share an experience with people from a different background them me. My main goal is to learn and give as much as I can during my internship in Vietnam and be able to make new friends and possible contacts for the future.
Theodore Bisserbe
