I have been interested in learning Urdu for a very long time. My father was born in Mumbai while his father was there on business. He and two sisters stayed in India till they finished high school and then moved back to Saudi Arabia. Because of this, I grew up with a lot of Indian influence in my life; from the food we used to eat to the Bollywood movies that we used to watch. However, I never learned a word of Urdu. And what better time to learn it than now? The university has a lot of resources that can help me and I should take advantage of them while being here.
By the end of the semester, I would like to have gained some conversational skills. I would like to be able to speak to the different Pakistanis and Indians in Saudi Arabia in their native language. I would also like to be able to watch a movie without needing the subtitles.
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