30 times • MAY 7, 2015 FOR BREAKING NEWS VISIT www.timesnewsweekly.com foR BREaKiNG NEWS ViSit www.couriersun.com scott Baron’s star oF Queens star Souha Ltifi President QCC Business soCiety Background: Souha Ltifi, 39, currently lives in Elmhurst but came into the United States from Tunisia in 1999. Fascinated by American culture and music, Ltifi came to the country for a better life and a chance to enjoy freedoms that were forbidden to her as a woman in Tunisia, where her younger brothers were allowed to play outside and ride a bike but she wasn’t. She speaks Arabic, French and English and is now married and the mother of two children, ages 9 and 5 months. occupation: Ltifi is currently a full-time student in her final semester of Queensborough Community College studying business administration, but she has worked a number of jobs to support herself, including busing tables at a restaurant, driving an ice cream van, and counting prescription medication as a pharmacy technician. She will be transferring to Queens College following her graduation. community involvement: Ltifi became president of the Business Society after being encouraged to apply for the position by professor and mentor Linda Meltzer. greatest achievement: “When I came here, for a whole week I didn’t know where I was sleeping. I slept in the airport for a couple of days, Astoria Park for a couple of nights. I didn’t know the language, didn’t know anybody. I never thought one day that I would be a student, that someone would be interviewing me like this. I feel very proud of myself. I didn’t speak the language, but now I’m sitting in a student’s desk and I understand and I get A’s and B’s.” Biggest challenge: “Balancing between study and home. It’s really hard to balance having kids and doing schoolwork, I have to do homework together with my son. I have to be mother, wife and student at the same time.” inspiration: Ltifi had to work to support her four younger siblings while they pursued an education, and she is the last one to finish up her degree. She was motivated to work toward her own education after each of her siblings found success in their respective fields, and she says that her biggest inspiration is to make her family proud, especially her 9-year-old son. “I want them to be proud of me, how I did,” Ltifi said. “It’s not easy to come here and advance and study. I want him to use me as inspiration, and finish school and be a good citizen. BY ALINA SURIEL brought to you by SCOTT BARON & ASSOCIATES, P.C. Attorneys & Counselors at Law 1-866-WAS-HURT (866) 927-4878 718.738.9800 oF queens Mortgages Are Are No Proceeds Get for Find 1st Senior This Treat Complete Add soup beverage homemade additional any entrée Catering For delicious Family Party Do-Housewarming ElEctrolysis By rita PErmanEnt Hair rEmoval cErtiFiEd ElEctrologist in BusinEss ovEr 20 yEars! call FrEE consultation 718-& 15 min. 541-trEatmEnt For 9052 nEw cliEnts COnstruCtiOn LLC Free Estimates Family Owned & Operated for 30 Years (718) 845-9200 Violations removed •Kitchens & Bathrooms •Dormers & Extensions •Brick Work •Paving Stones •All Types of Concrete •Custom Built Homes •Residential & Commercial •New Construction •We Do It All! VISIT US AT... SclafmoreConstruction.Com NYC License #1314744 Nassau County License #HO445750000 Long Beach License #5944 Fully Insured PROTECT YOUR HOME & ASSETS FROM NURSING HOME BILLS Giovanni P. Silvagni, Ida Como, Esq Elder Law Estate Planning Asset Protection Living Trusts & Wills Medicaid Home Care and Nursing Home Applications Estate and Probate Matters Real Estate FREE INITAL CONSULTATION CALL 718-928-3355 Out of office visits available Email: [email protected] Queens 66-31 Fresh Pond Road, Ridgewood Brooklyn 172 Gravesend Neck Road www.silvagniandcomolaw.com
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