Elyas Sarwary is originally from Kabul, Afghanistan and now lives in Stafford, Virginia. He speaks Dari, Pashto, English and Hindi. He moved to the United States on Aug. 26, 2021. He was a student at MC from 8/22 to 12/22. Today he lives with four brothers, one sister, and his parents and works as an Application Development Associate at Accenture. He plans to study computer science at George Mason University beginning in the fall of 2023. In his spare time, he enjoys playing soccer as it was his dream to be a professional soccer player.
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