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Like many people, I look forward to the New Year. I see it as a fresh start- a chance to better myself in some way. This year is particularly important for me, since I’ll be graduating from school in the summer, and will be starting university (hopefully) in the fall. Already at the brim of milestones, I too will be turning eighteen in February. This young columnist is becoming an ADULT!
My first thought on New Year’s resolutions – leaping right out of experience and a dash of pessimism, my rationale straight up dismisses the concept of resolutions. More than 80 per cent of resolutions never see the end of the year.
Bahrain Bay will be the new venue for the annual Bahrain For All festival, which will bring together more than 50,000 people from over 40 local and expatriate communities to showcase their respective cultures. Held under the theme Leaving Nobody Behind, this year’s event will take place on Thursday 6th and Friday, 7th February on the 7,000 sqm site, which will house more than 250 market stalls and a 128 sqm stage that will feature performances by the Indian, Pakistani, Sri Lankan, Filipino, Jordanian, Thai, Bangladeshi, and Egyptian communities, among others. Bahrain For All will be supported by the Capital Governorate and the office of the United Nations Resident Coordinator and UNDP Resident Representative, His Excellency Amin El Sharkawi, with logistical support provided by the Office of His Royal Highness the Prime Minister, Prince Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa.
