Hello, I'm Jasmine
About Me.
I'm a 17 year old born and raised in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. Though I'm commonly known by Jasmine, my preferred name, my full name is Jasminabonu. I'm currently in my 11th and final year at School No. 97, and plan to pursue undergraduate studies afterwards. A sole About Me text is never enough for one to tell about herself, so I'll tell you right on you'll get a better idea of me in further exploration of this website, and not this text.
It was created for the purpose of organizing a portfolio for myself, and later an online resume, now it's all in one really, but mainly just a fun website for people to get to know me better.
EDUCATION
2018 - 2024
High School
President of Student Council
Winner of 5+ regional and 4 national competitions
Won a $70,000 grant for school from TNPEC
Founder of "Verse Voyage", "The Tashkent Times"
School № 97 is highly-ranked in its Yunusabad Region.
2017-2018
Middle School
Class President
Winner of 2 regional competitions, "Sehriyo Science Fair", "National Spelling Bee", and "Who's got Talent?" talent show
Head of Vocal Union
NOU Sehriyo is one of the nation's first and top private schools. Famous for it's creative and interactive approach to education, it holds the nations annual "Rainbow of Talents" competition.
2014-2017
Elementary School
2014-2017
SCHOOL № 50
2023 - CURRENT
Volunteering
World Aral Region Charity
Served as Research Assistant Intern, Deputy Project Development Lead, and currently Administrative Leader
2022-2023
IELTS/General English Teacher
Alpha American School
Contributed as a volunteer to English learning sessions, both group and individual; helped run weekly IELTS mock exams
2023 - 2024
Equality Sparks
Founder
Honors
A brief look at what was achieved.
More in the Honors section.
1st place in the National Presidential English Cup
Came in 1st in the English competition, having outdone 9,000 schools in Uzbekistan. Won a 850,000,000 uzs ($70,000) grant for school, along with a free research trip to London, UK.
"Best of the Best" nomination
Nominated "Best of the Best" by the Ministry of Education for achieving the highest scores on the Cambridge Linguaskill English Examination. Gifted an honorary diploma, laptop, TV set, and a partial scholarship to local univarsities.
2nd place in National Tennis Tournament in Memory of Lola Kakharovna
Won 2nd place in the Under-18 age category.
Used to be 17th in rankings nation-wide. Other tennis achievements include: 1st in 7 local tournaments, 2nd in one regional tournament, 3rd in 3 national tournaments, 4th in an international UTR tournament.
EXPERTISE
I'M A READER
Reading has always been a vital part of my life. Indulging in lives other than my own, dimensions unimagined, and lessons untaught of in the daily course of life, that—is reading's definition in my book.
I'M A LEADER
"One who leads with heart inspires souls"—that's what I call a leader. Of course vision, integrity, compassion, creativity and many more qualities are what collaboratively make up a leader, but this quote stood out. Wherever I am, I try to be a leader, one inspiring others, too, to lead.
I'M A WRITER
A world without writers is indeed one dull and dreadful. Writing is expressing, writing is transcribing, writing is recording, writing is for everything not said, and like art, writing is anything you want it to be. I think everybody is a writer at heart, whether they express it or not, and so am I.
I'M AN ARTIST
The term "art" is so broad that it often leaves one without a strict imagination of what it is; I think that's the beauty of it. There is no ugly art, and not a sole perfect art-piece; art is pure, and full of life even in its lifeless, object form. I've been acquainted with art for as long as I've lived, and whether it be poetry, painting, music, or cinema, art gave more life to my life.
I'M A THINKER
One thing about thinking is that it never stops flowing; people call that both a blessing and a curse. Thinking has been and will remain my first action in everything I do, it's quite literally an instinct made for survival. Thinking in all its forms, whether it be tactically, strategically, blindly, straightforwardly, and even subconsciously, is essential for the human experience.
I'M A DIPLOMAT
Diplomacy is weaponry for the smart. It's impactful, yet unlike actual weaponry, completely harmless. It's astounding what words do when used the right way. I've come to learn that in any aspects of life, even those outside conflicts, diplomacy is a tool that builds solutions. MUNs have been great practice.
I'M A NERD AND AN ATHLETE
Not a common combination, but just as an important part of me. I do love studying, and truly enjoy the process of learning; it's disappointing at times how there is so much to learn, all limited by a single life-span. Sports is not so different, so much to try out it's quite impossible to excel at everything. Tennis has taught me lessons that extend far beyond a tennis court, lessons I apply to learning as well.
I'M LABELLESS
As far as I've now gone with this I'm this and that rubric, I try to see these as different names for different parts of me, rather than limiting labels.
I'M HUMAN
I am human, and let alone a human I'm also quite new in this. I'm only 17, and am ready to accept that however ambitious I may seem, I have only seen a small fraction of what life has in store. As a human, I acknowledge that I will make mistakes, and am ready to work from them.