File 02 · Updated January 2021
About Raymond
Aspiring data scientist and global citizen.
I'll start with a quick blurb on the professional side, since this page's original intent was professional. I'm completing my degree in Computational Analysis and Public Policy at the University of Chicago (graduating June 2021), and my objective is to work as a data scientist in an international development organization, leveraging programming and statistics to build better policy and aid programs. I spent a couple of years in DC at the IMF, where I got my first taste of policymaking on an international scale. You can see my CV here, and my LinkedIn is linked in the nav above.
Now for things I like
Turkey and Brazil, pictured above, were the two most exhilarating trips I've taken. Franco-Lebanese composer/trumpeter Ibrahim Maalouf is an awesome artist and the most (and only) famous person I've been photographed with. While I'm lucky to be healthy as this pandemic still rages, I'm certainly looking forward to a future where it's safe to travel again, and to establishing a career abroad as soon as I can.
Cultures and languages are two of my main passions
Français
Tout d'abord, le français, c'est ma deuxième langue. J'ai eu la chance de l'apprendre petit, à l'âge de 7 ans j'ai déménagé en Bretagne, où j'ai fait le CE2 et le CM1. Plus tard, je suis retourné en France, à Paris, pour un échange de ma fac. Entre les amis et la musique francophones, ainsi que ma lecture du Monde, le français fait partie de ma vie quotidienne. Quant à la musique, je vous avoue être un grand fan du rap & hip-hop français (et belge !). J'écoute beaucoup Dadju en ce moment, un petit exemple ci-dessous :
Português
Além do francês, falo português em nível conversacional. Ao contrário do francês, nunca fiz aulas de português: aprendi graças a amigos brasileiros (bem pacientes) nos Estados Unidos. Sonho em visitar o Brasil outra vez depois da pandemia, mas, enquanto isso, escuto muita música brasileira da velha geração, como João Gilberto, Vinicius de Moraes, Gal Costa, Jorge Ben Jor. Compartilho com vocês uma música muito conhecida e espetacular de Jorge Ben:
العربية
وكمان بحكي عربي بس ما تعلمته انا وزغير. بسنة ٢٠١٨ نتقلت علبنان وقضيت سنة بين طرابلس وبيروت والمتن. لبنان بيضل قريب من قلبي مع اني بعيد عن البلد. اما الموسيقى العربية، اكيد في فنانين لبنانيين مشهورين كتير، بس مغنيتي العربية المفضلة هي لينا شاماميان. بسمع الغنية بالڤيديو تحت لما اشتاق للشرق الأوسط وأصواته وأجوائه.
That's all folks! Special thanks to Christoph Aoun and Natália Thiemi for the proofing. 🇱🇧 🇧🇷
Some pics for the road
