Guled Mussa

Guled's Profile:

Hi - I was born in a tiny East African country called Djibouti but I am a Somali from Somalia - right next door. I lived in Egypt as a very small child - but came to Canada when I was eight. I have a Commerce degree from the University of Ottawa and work in finance.

I originally became interested in volunteering as a way of gaining other skills and as a productive use of some of my free time. I really had no specific interest in peace or environment issues but after a Volunteer Ottawa person told me that PERC was a 'weird' sort of place - I gave it a shot. And boy has my experience at PERC opened my eyes to so much and allowed me to meet such a diverse group of interesting people. Right now - I am a co-chair of the Participation Committee - which is responsible for the care and feeding of all of our volunteers.

I have a diverse range of interests - but reading stands out. I also am deeply interested in anything international - from trade to news to cultures. Some of my favourite things in summary:

Favourite Author - Agatha Christie - from childhood this!

Favourite Magazine - The Economist - don't always agree with the editorial line but for sheer breadth and depth of all the goings on - you can't beat it

Favourite Newspaper - Washington Post - I find it more interesting than Canadian newspapers in general

Favourite Sport - Tennis - don't play as often as I like

Favourite Music - Alternative, Classical, Somali - can't decide which I like most!

Favourite Movie - The Shawshank Redemption - oldie but a goodie