A little more about me

Hi there! My name is Thilini Tharushika and I am 16 years old. Currently, I am a student at International Medical University in Malaysia. I was born in Sri lanka and moved to Africa when I was 2 and a half years old with my parents. I grew up there, was schooled there and gladly it became my second home country.  

Basically, I have lived there for over 10 years therefore, I got very fluent with the native language called Kiswahili. The food there is quite unique and mouthwatering. Most commonly people eat cooked or steamed green bananas, otherwise the second most common meal is maize porridge (known as ugali in Kiswahili). Since I have got no siblings, during the time that my parents work, I would remain with a Tanzanian nanny at home who looked after me and that is how I got really fluent with the local language because we had a language barrier and I was forced to learn the language in order to communicate with her. 

Languages kept adding on my list and now I speak English, Kiswahili, Sinhala and French.   

      

I have two favorite things that I love doing in my free time which are reading books and dancing. One of my favorite authors is Charles Dickens, I've read his books since I was a kid. The final but most interesting thing you should know about me is that I like to be myself, and I don't pretend. For instance, I don't dress up for occasions; I am what I am😊