Rujul Patel
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Me? Well, I'm a strange, overly sensitive, immature teenage girl wanting to experience life. I'm Indian (Asian) and although I was born and raised in the USA, I love my heritage and embrace it. I'm a bookworm, to the point where my parents encourage me to read LESS. I love traveling and so far I've been to India, Canada, and a bunch of random states, including Alaska. I have also been to Mexico, The Cayman Islands, Belize, and Roatan, Honduras. I also love dancing and swimming. I enjoy socializing, listening to music, and just thinking. I have a strange obsession with the ocean and marine life, I go snorkeling, kayaking, rafting, swimming, cliff diving, and whatever else I can in the water!
So, that's me in a nutshell!
Extracurricular
- Model U.N.
- I love Model UN! (: Currently Attending: Yale Model UN conference (Jan.) AMUNC (Jan.)
- HOSA
- A medical related club. -Did the EMT competition in 2009 conference.
- BAPS Charities Walk-a-thon
- BAPS Charities holds an annual walk-a-thon, which I participate in each year. The branch of BAPS Charities I am affiliated with is in Clifton,NJ. Each year, the donations from the walk-a-thon go to a different cause. In 2009, it was for the Clifton Police
- Media Team
- I am the teenage member of the BAPS Charities Media Team in Clifton. Basically, I do some PR-ing work for VIP guests, handle some of the interviews we do, and actually get interviewed myself. I have been interviewed by TV Asia and Sahara TV a few times an
- Dances @ Clifton
- i dance for holidays at Clifton.
- Clifton BAPS Cultural Complex
- I volunteer at the BAPS Cultural Complex in Clifton,NJ and I hold the role of Co-Networking Lead, which means that I talk to new high school/college students about our organization and religion.
- Sangam Dance Competition
- Annually, I participate in a dance competition with a team of high school and college students.
- Homeroom Representative
- Basically, our school allows us to choose representatives from each homeroom to work with the student council and also help fundraise/plan for activities that the class would enjoy taking part in.
- EMT-B
- Teaneck Volunteer Ambulance Corps
- I volunteer my time to help save the sick, injured, and dying as best as I can.
- Student
- PCCC: EMT-B Course
- As of June 13th, 2011 I have been a student of the EMT-B course at Passaic County Community College's Public Safety Academy where I am getting my NJ State EMT certification.
- Camp Counselor
- Camp Sunshine
- I take care of mentally disabled children/adults for about 6 hours per day.
Experience
- Teen Lead
- BAPS
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- I talk to VIP guests about our cause as well as interview people. One of the people I have helped interview was Anju Bhargava, who is part of President Obama's council for faith based communities. I also met and helped interview the mayors of Passaic, NJ
- Counselor
- Camp Sunshine
- I volunteered here over the summer and basically what I did here was take care of mentally disabled children and adults from 9-3 everyday.
Honors & Awards
Specialties & Skills
Info
Basic
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Last Update:
April 15, 2012
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Gender:
Female
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Birthday:
July 8
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Religious:
Hindu
Background
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Ethnicity:
Asian
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Heritage:
Indian (from India)
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Fluent Language:
English // Gujarati
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Hometown:
LITTLE FERRY
Interests
- Alternative Medicine
- Science
- Bioethics
- Chiropractic
- Dentistry
- Health & Medicine
- Eye Care
- Fitness
- Health Administration
- Nursing
- Nutrition
- Pharmacy
- Pre-Med
- Self-Improvement
- Psychology
- Veterinary
- Science
Favorites
- Movies:
Mean Girls, The Hangover, The Time Traveler's Wife, Harry Potter movies, Prince of Persia, John Tucker Must Die.
- TV Shows:
Friends, America's Best Dance Crew, Jersey Shore (for comedic reasons), The Buried Life, The World of Jenks, The Vampire Diaries, House, Pretty Little Liars, Switched at Birth, anything on National Geographic, Animal Planet, and most on Discovery Channel. ESPECIALLY SHARK WEEK!
- Music:
A pretty wide array of styles, mainly rock & music i can dance/sing along to. But, for the most part, I look for good lyrics, amazing voices, and catchy music! :)
- Websites:
www.tumblr.com
www.facebook.com - Quotes:
" The only regrets you should have in life;
are the chances you didn't take."
"We dance for laughter, we dance for tears, we dance for madness, we dance for fears, we dance for hopes, we dance for screams, we are the dancers, we create the dreams. - Books:
I read a lot. I am a huge fan of the Harry Potter series, Nightworld series, and more. I also love The Kite Runner, The Life of Pi, The Red Queen, Twenty Boys Summer, Vampire Academy, The Lovely Bones, and more.
