Week 1 Project: My Full Sail Story
Before I started Full Sail University, I was unsure about my future career plans. I felt small and unsure, like a solitary person before a vast horizon. I am an immigrant and a Fulani (nomad), I was born in a Guinea (West Africa), in a multi-ethnicity; cultural and traditional environment. In High School, I created my name Brand "OLLAID" , it was just a rewording of my Last Name "DIALLO" which is a popular Last Name in West Africa. After graduating High School, I was able to find a way to come to the United States Legally by applying for the Diversity Immigrant Visa program and I was granted a Visa that enabled me to become a Permanent Resident of the United States. I have always wanted to get involves in the Media and Entertainment Industry but without a production company, that was never going to happen. I worked as a promoter on events and attended different cultural venues and I saw first hand how all these different people interact with each other. But then ...